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UK music industry hits record £8bn contribution to economy, boosted by global tours and streaming boom
LONDON (Realist English). The UK music industry contributed a record £8 billion to the national economy in 2024 — its...
UK halts intelligence sharing with US over suspected unlawful Caribbean strikes
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom has suspended the exchange of maritime intelligence with the United States amid concerns that...
BBC chief Tim Davie resigns amid uproar over Trump documentary
LONDON (Realist English). The BBC has entered one of the deepest crises in its modern history after Director-General Tim Davie...
King Charles strips Prince Andrew of all titles over Epstein ties
LONDON (Realist English). King Charles III has stripped his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining royal titles and evicted him...
U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows fiscal discipline, warns of global headwinds
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves reaffirmed her commitment to the government’s self-imposed fiscal rules but warned that...
The man with 4,000 Monopoly sets: how one collector turned a hobby into four world records
LONDON (Realist English). The first Monopoly set he ever bought was the one everyone knew — the classic edition with...
Sarah Mullally appointed as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
CANTERBURY (Realist English). The Church of England has appointed Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury — the first...
Tony Blair backs Trump’s Gaza plan despite Labour unease
LONDON (Realist English). Former British prime minister Sir Tony Blair has endorsed Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war,...
Eli Lilly chief slams UK as ‘worst in Europe’ for drug prices
LONDON (Realist English). The head of Eli Lilly has delivered one of the sharpest rebukes yet of Britain’s pharmaceutical pricing...
Vance says Iran nuclear talks collapsed before launch of Operation Epic Fury
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Vice President JD Vance said Monday that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program broke down after...
Saudi Arabia urges Gulf restraint after US-Israeli strikes on Iran
RIYADH (Realist English). Senior Saudi officials have expressed frustration over the scale and timing of US and Israeli strikes on...
Trump signals possible four-week military campaign in Iran
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that the United States anticipates a military campaign in Iran could...
Oil surges more than 8% as US-Iran conflict fuels supply fears
NEW YORK (Realist English). Crude oil prices jumped more than 8% on Sunday evening as investors reacted to the escalating...
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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