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IDF says more than half a million civilians have fled Gaza City amid ongoing offensive
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said late Sunday that roughly 550,000 Palestinian civilians have now evacuated...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
Hamas releases ‘farewell picture’ of 48 Israeli captives as Gaza offensive escalates
GAZA (Realist English). The armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, published on Saturday what it described as a “farewell...
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...
Ex-PA officer forms armed group against Hamas in Khan Younis, claims support from locals and foreign backers
KHAN YOUNIS (Realist English). A former Palestinian Authority security officer says he has formed a group in southern Gaza to...
Senior Hamas official recounts survival of Israeli strike in Doha
DOHA (Realist English). A senior Hamas figure has spoken publicly for the first time since last week’s Israeli strike in...
Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City amid mounting casualties and global condemnation
GAZA CITY (Realist English). Israeli troops and tanks pressed further into Gaza City on Wednesday, the second day of a...
UN rights chief urges Israel to halt Gaza City assault
GENEVA (Realist English). The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday urged Israel to halt its...
Israel and U.S. present united front amid outcry over Doha strike and Gaza offensive
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel and the United States sought to project unity on Monday as international criticism mounted over Israeli...
Venezuela signs gold export deal with Trafigura for U.S. market
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuela’s state-owned mining company has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold...
Putin increases size of Russia’s armed forces
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the authorized number of servicemen in the country’s...
Trump says US-Israeli strikes have crippled Iran’s military
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said Tuesday that joint US-Israeli strikes had severely weakened Iran’s military capabilities, claiming the...
Vance says Iran nuclear talks collapsed before launch of Operation Epic Fury
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Vice President JD Vance said Monday that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program broke down after...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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