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Starmer to meet Xi in Beijing as UK seeks reset in economic ties with China
BEIJING (Realist English). British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday,...
Starmer prepares China reset as UK ministers quietly rebuild ties with Beijing
Cabinet figures promote trade and investment revival ahead of high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, despite security concerns LONDON (Realist English)....
UK investment in Somaliland port draws scrutiny amid Sudan war and regional power rivalries
BERBERA (Realist English). The United Kingdom holds a stake in Somaliland’s strategically located Berbera port through British International Investment (BII),...
BBC investigation raises questions over funds used in Prince Andrew property sale
LONDON (Realist English). A BBC investigation has raised fresh questions about whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor may have indirectly benefited from funds...
Germany and UK agree joint purchase of mobile artillery systems
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany and the United Kingdom have signed a joint procurement contract worth about $72 million (€61 million)...
MI6 chief warns of ‘grey-zone war’ as technology reshapes global conflict
LONDON (Realist English). The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, Blaise Metreweli, has warned that the world has entered a...
UK outlines new ‘Atlantic Bastion’ programme to counter rising Russian underwater activity
LONDON (Realist English). Britain has launched an ambitious programme to safeguard the undersea cables and pipelines that underpin the country’s...
UK and Norway launch joint naval patrols to counter Russian threat to undersea cables
LONDON (Realist English). Britain and Norway have announced a new programme of joint naval patrols to safeguard undersea cables and...
Starmer warns China poses “real national security threats” as he criticises Brexit and sets out UK’s foreign-policy reset
LONDON (Realist English). Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned that China represents “real national security threats to the United...
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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