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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...
Saudi Arabia signs mutual defence pact with Pakistan amid strains with U.S. and Israel
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia has signed a “strategic mutual defence” agreement with Pakistan, marking a significant step in Riyadh’s...
Japan holds off on recognizing Palestinian state amid U.S. pressure and Israeli concerns
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan will not recognize a Palestinian state for now, likely in deference to the United States and...
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...
Saudi Arabia shutters dozens of music lounges amid conservative backlash
RIYADH (Realist English). In a dimly lit lounge in the Saudi capital, an Egyptian singer in a black gown recently...
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...
Egypt warns Israel against targeting Hamas leaders in Cairo
CAIRO (Realist English). Senior Egyptian officials have accused Israel of plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders residing in Cairo and warned...
Iran and Iraq sign 21-point accord to deepen economic and security ties
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran and Iraq have signed a comprehensive 21-point agreement to strengthen cooperation across economic, political and security...
Israeli protesters set fires near Netanyahu’s residence amid demands for captive exchange with Hamas
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli protesters on Wednesday set fire to several cars, tires, and recycling bins near the residence of...
“Armenians are the autochthonous people of the South Caucasus”: geneticist Levon Yepiskoposyan on the Armenian gene pool and its neighbors
YEREVAN (Realist English). Levon Yepiskoposyan – Doctor of Biological Sciences, head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics at the Institute of...
“The main Russophobes are the enemies of communists”: Dmitry Novikov responds to attacks on the Communist Party
MOSCOW (Realist English). In an article published in the newspaper Soviet Russia on April 4, 2026, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee...
Oleg Morozov: Mintimer Shaimiev is a sage with political genius
MOSCOW (Realist English). Oleg Morozov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Control and a member of the United Russia party,...
US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire as Strait of Hormuz reopens
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with U.S. President Donald Trump suspending...
“Playing the Kurdish card isn’t working for the CIA and Mossad”: expert on the position of Kurds amid the war in Iran
MOSCOW (Realist English). The war between the United States and Israel against Iran has not led to the activation of Kurdish...
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...
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