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Microsoft lays off 830 employees in Washington as part of broader job cuts
SEATTLE (Realist English). As part of its latest global restructuring, Microsoft has cut 830 jobs in Washington state, affecting staff...
Geopolitical shocks erased $320bn in global corporate profits since 2017
LONDON (Realist English). Political and macroeconomic instability has wiped out more than $320bn in profits for the world’s largest public...
Murdoch defies Trump over Epstein scandal leak, triggering lawsuit and conservative media rift
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump appeared in public unity last Sunday as they watched Chelsea’s Club World...
Germany and UK sign post-Brexit friendship treaty to boost defense, trade, and travel
LONDON (Realist English). Five years after the UK formally exited the European Union, Germany and the United Kingdom have signed...
Zelensky accused of authoritarian drift as Kyiv regime targets anti-corruption voices
KYIV (Realist English). The head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, is facing mounting accusations of authoritarianism after security forces...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
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