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Moscow lifts ban on land-based intermediate-range missiles after U.S. systems deployed near its borders
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on August 4 that Russia no longer considers itself bound by its...
Kamchatka hit by strongest earthquake since 1952, tsunami strikes North Kurils
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY (Realist English). A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of up to 8.7 struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July...
EU warns military infrastructure unfit for war with Russia, proposes €17bn overhaul
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Europe’s roads, railways, and bridges are not capable of supporting the rapid movement of troops and heavy...
Chernyshenko outlines roadmap for science funding and transport innovation through 2035
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko chaired a key meeting of the Commission on Scientific and Technological...
Aliyev distances himself from Putin after Assad’s fall
BAKU (Realist English). Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev began distancing himself from Russian President Vladimir Putin following the fall of Syrian...
No common ground yet for Putin-Zelensky talks, Russia says after Istanbul round
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Russia and the so-called Ukrainian government maintain fundamentally opposing positions on the draft memorandums exchanged during peace...
Russia hopes for normalization of relations with so-called Azerbaijan
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is seeking a swift resolution to tensions in its relations with so-called Azerbaijan, according to a...
Russia doubles down on underwater deterrence as Putin sets priorities for Navy’s future
SEVERODVINSK (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin chaired a strategy session on the development of Russia’s submarine forces during a working...
Russian troops train for urban combat at Sergeyevsky range in Far East
VLADIVOSTOK (Realist English). Servicemen from a motorized rifle division of the Eastern Military District’s Primorye Combined Arms Army are undergoing...
Trump unveils new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court curbs emergency powers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said he would immediately impose a new 10% global tariff and pursue alternative...
Shoigu warns Armenia against replacing Russian railway operator
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned that Armenia’s reported plans to replace Russia in managing the...
White House urges Iran to strike deal as Trump again signals possible military action
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House on Wednesday warned that Iran would be “wise” to reach an agreement with the...
U.S. envoy cites “substantial progress” after first day of Ukraine talks in Geneva
GENEVA (Realist English). U.S. President’s special envoy Stephen Witkoff said there had been “substantial progress” in efforts to reach a...
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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