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85% of Africans adhere to Christianity or Islam
NAIROBI (Realist English). Africa is increasingly being described by experts as the "world's heart of faith". The continent exhibits a unique...
Catholicism is losing adherents worldwide while Protestantism grows in Latin America – Pew study
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Christianity as a whole is losing adherents due to religious switching (changing one's faith in adulthood compared to...
Young men in US become more religious than young women — for first time in 25 years
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Gallup analysts Frank Newport and Lydia Saad have presented data documenting an unexpected turn in the religious attitudes of American youth. Over...
83% of Russians consider themselves believers: share of atheists fell from 70% to 5%, share of Orthodox among youth grew from 25% to 45%
MOSCOW (Realist English). Religiosity in Russia continues to grow at record rates. According to a VTsIOM poll conducted in 2025 among...
Albir Krganov: Difficulties are given to a person to strengthen the connection with the Creator
MOSCOW (Realist English). These and other questions of the Realist News agency were answered by the Russian religious and public...
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...
“When people fight, kill each other, I feel how bitter God is”: priest Vladimir Arkhipov
NEW VILLAGE (Realist English). If a person has a feeling that he has lost God, then this is a tragedy,...
Allies or Already Competitors? Baku and Ankara Have Created a Gas Alliance Against Moscow
BAKU (Realist English). Turkey and Azerbaijan have announced the signing of a new 15-year contract for the supply of 33 billion...
US Wants to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in New European Countries
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Trump administration, during confidential consultations with NATO allies, is exploring the possibility of expanding the US nuclear...
Armenak Tozlyan: Stable Peace Can Only Be Achieved with Russia
SOCHI (Realist English). Armenak Tozlyan is a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory, Deputy Chairman of the Committee...
$95 Billion in Mutual Trade and Settlements in National Currencies: Putin Sums Up Eurasian Union’s Work
ASTANA (Realist English). A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) was held in the Kazakh capital under the chairmanship...
European Security Council — Empty Vessel or New Reality?
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The strengthening of Russia in Eastern Europe and the reduced involvement of the United States in European security...
Neither War Nor Peace: Can Trump Find a Compromise with Tehran?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Stanislav Ivanov, a Leading Researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences, specially for Realist English analyses...
500 Years of the Dollar: History and the Modern Battle for the World’s Reserve Currency
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States did not invent the dollar, does not control it to this day, and never has....
CIA Ultimatum: Cuba Forced to Capitulate
HAVANA (Realist English). Since the January 2026 abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, Washington has been applying...
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