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Friedrich Merz
Germany’s Holocaust legacy tested as Gaza war sparks debate over sanctions on Israel
MADRID (Realist English). Germany will finalize its stance on potential European Union sanctions against Israel ahead of an EU meeting...
Poll shows majority of Germans disapprove of Chancellor Merz’s performance
BERLIN (Realist English). A new poll by the INSA institute has revealed that 56% of Germans disapprove of Chancellor Friedrich...
German Chancellor backs EU ban on Nord Stream to block reactivation efforts
BERLIN (Realist English). German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is “actively” supporting a proposed European Union ban on the Nord Stream gas...
Germany pledges 5% of GDP to defense in sharp shift under new Chancellor Merz
ANTALYA (Realist English). In a dramatic turn that stunned NATO allies, Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has committed to ramping...
155 billionaires vs. 150 million people: Zyuganov on the social catastrophe in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov presented the pre-election program "Victory...
‘Behind dry laws are living people and destinies’: Lawyer Narek Petrosyan on replacing justice with convenience
MOSCOW (Realist English). Narek Petrosyan is a criminal defense lawyer who made himself. He overcame many obstacles on his path to the...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
A century of violence from the Jeddah massacre to the killings in Kobani: how Turkey exterminated Arabs
ISTANBUL (Realist English). The long and bloody history of the Turkish state's relations with the Arab population — both Muslim and...
US-Iran talks collapse, Netanyahu orders strikes on Hezbollah
TEHRAN (Realist English). The outgoing week saw the complete breakdown of US-Iranian peace talks mediated by Pakistan, alongside a parallel escalation...
3.6 million Christians were killed in Ottoman Turkey: marking the anniversary of an unrecognised genocide
YEREVAN / ATHENS (Realist English). On April 24, 2026, the Armenian people, the worldwide diaspora and many other nations commemorated the...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
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