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Russia targets Dubno airbase in massive overnight strike
KYIV (Realist English). Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian territory, with the main target appearing to be a...
Wagner Group declares mission in Mali complete, announces withdrawal after 3.5 years of operations
BAMAKO (Realist English). Russia’s Wagner Group has officially announced its withdrawal from Mali after more than three years of combat...
Russian political parties gear up for 2025 election cycle as strategic rehearsal for 2026 Duma vote
MOSCOW (Realist English). On June 5, the Expert Institute for Social Research (EISI) held a roundtable at the Russia Today...
Russia expands funding for industrial and technology parks in key regions
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Russian government has approved additional funding to support the development of industrial and technology parks in...
Deadly sabotage in Russia: Seven killed, over 70 injured in coordinated railway attacks in Bryansk and Kursk regions
BRYANSK / KURSK (Realist English). At least seven people were killed and more than 70 injured, including children, in two...
Putin hails ‘Russia – Land of Opportunity’ as a true social elevator as platform marks 7th anniversary
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the supervisory board of the “Russia – Land of...
“No more excuses”: Kremlin demands aggressive state support for Russian exporters
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin marked Russia’s Entrepreneurs’ Day with a forceful message to the country’s business and government...
Kremlin prepares shake-up as Kiriyenko expands control over Russia’s “external track”
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Presidential Administration of Russia is preparing a potential redistribution of authority between deputy chiefs Sergei Kiriyenko...
Turkey finds new route to pay for Russian gas as U.S. sanctions waiver expires
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has secured a workaround to continue paying for its multi-billion-dollar natural gas imports from Russia, following...
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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