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US and Switzerland reach trade agreement after months of negotiations
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Switzerland have reached a new trade agreement that will sharply reduce tariffs and...
Zurich CEO warns Apollo and KKR face hurdles in European insurance push
LONDON (Realist English). U.S. private equity giants such as Apollo Global Management and KKR will face serious obstacles in their...
Swatch apologises for culturally offensive ad after backlash in China
ZURICH (Realist English). Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised for a promotional image featuring a model making a “slant eye” gesture,...
Swiss MP calls for sanctions against Baku regime for aggression against Armenia
BERN (Realist English). The recent aggression of the Baku regime must be publicized and condemned, and justice must be restored....
Switzerland imported Russian gold for the first time since the beginning of the special operation
BERN (Realist English). In the four months of Russia's special operation on the territory of the former Ukraine, the European...
How gold from Russia gets in Switzerland bypassing sanctions
BERN (Realist English). Switzerland recorded an abnormal increase in the volume of gold imports from the United Arab Emirates and...
Switzerland has joined the anti-Russian sanctions
TOKYO (Realist English). Switzerland has expressed support for European and American sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. This...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
Iran says armed terror cells dismantled as unrest turns deadly
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian security and judicial authorities say they have dismantled several armed terror cells and arrested dozens of...
China and African Union call for respect for sovereignty after U.S. raid on Venezuela
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). China and the African Union issued a joint call on Thursday for strict adherence to international...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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