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Pope Francis dies at 88 after decade-long papacy marked by reform and controversy
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed...
Pope Francis makes second public appearance since illness, greets 20,000 on Palm Sunday
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Francis appeared in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, delivering a brief greeting to over...
“Let’s not get used to conflicts and violence” — Pope Francis
VATICAN (Realist English). After reading the Theotokos prayer "Regina Caeli" on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, on...
Confrontation of imperialisms is at the heart of the conflict in the Ukraine — Pope
VATICAN (Realist English). Details of the meeting of Pope Francis with 19 Jesuits of the Society of Jesus of the...
Pope appoints 20 new cardinals
VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now...
Pope Francis: Digital media is a powerful tool for promoting peace
VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Francis called for promoting peace in the digital environment, which often becomes a place of "toxicity,...
“NATO’s barking at Russia’s door” provoked the conflict in the Ukraine: Pope
VATICAN CITY (Realist English). The conflict in the Ukraine provoked the "barking of NATO at Russia’s door," which forced the...
Pope Francis: “We are racists, and this is bad”
VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Francis, in an interview with RAI TV channel, criticized the advantages that Europe had given to...
«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...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
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...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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