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Hormuz risks resurface as Trump weighs options against Iran
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Strait of Hormuz has returned to the centre of global energy concerns as the prospect of...
U.S. to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer between 30 million and 50...
Trump’s move against Maduro unlikely to shake oil markets, analysts say
NEW YORK (Realist English). The removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the administration of US President Donald Trump is...
Baker Hughes wins multi-year contract to deploy artificial lift systems in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year contract with Kuwait Oil Company to roll out advanced artificial...
BP sells majority stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $10.1bn
LONDON (Realist English). British energy major BP has agreed to sell its 65% stake in lubricant brand Castrol to US...
BP appoints Woodside Energy chief Meg O’Neill as new CEO
LONDON (Realist English). British oil major BP has appointed Meg O’Neill, the current chief executive of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as...
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers...
Canada advances major west-coast pipeline to cut reliance on US market
OTTAWA (Realist English). Prime Minister Mark Carney has reached a landmark agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to begin work...
Canada’s western rift deepens as Alberta pushes new pipeline to Pacific despite fierce opposition from British Columbia
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canada’s effort to reduce its economic dependence on the United States is colliding with a renewed battle...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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