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France, Germany and UK warn of UN sanctions “snapback” on Iran without renewed nuclear talks
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, Germany and the UK have formally warned the United Nations that they are ready to...
Bank of England cuts rates to 4%, but warns inflation will constrain further easing
LONDON (Realist English). The Bank of England has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%, the...
UK threatens to recognize Palestinian state in September unless Israel acts on Gaza
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom will move to formally recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes immediate...
India–UK free trade agreement set to double engineering exports to Britain by 2030
NEW DELHI / LONDON (Realist English). India’s engineering exports to the United Kingdom are projected to nearly double over the...
Germany and UK sign post-Brexit friendship treaty to boost defense, trade, and travel
LONDON (Realist English). Five years after the UK formally exited the European Union, Germany and the United Kingdom have signed...
UK government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans after major data leak
LONDON (Realist English). The UK government ran a secret multibillion-pound relocation programme for Afghans after a catastrophic data breach exposed...
U.K. economy shrinks again in May amid U.S. tariffs and business uncertainty
LONDON (Realist English). The British economy unexpectedly contracted in May, with fresh data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Macron urges UK and France to rebuild ties: ‘Let’s not allow the Channel to grow wider’
LONDON (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the United Kingdom and France to leave behind the divisions...
Starmer and Macron show unity — but behind the smiles, tensions over Trump and trade simmer
LONDON (Realist English). UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are projecting a renewed era of Anglo-French...
Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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