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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...
UK experts warn of child-on-child sexual abuse crisis
LONDON (Realist English). Child protection experts have warned that the United Kingdom is facing a “crisis” of children sexually abusing...
Outgoing MI6 chief Richard Moore makes farewell speech in Istanbul, sparks controversy with Russia remarks
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Istanbul — long a city associated with espionage lore — provided the stage for Sir Richard Moore’s...
Trump’s UK visit sparks speculation, satire and pageantry without the people
LONDON (Realist English). It is 2029 — at least in the fevered imagination of Trump’s admirers and detractors — and...
Trump concludes second UK state visit with farewell to King Charles and talks at Chequers
WINDSOR (Realist English). President Donald Trump bade farewell to King Charles III on Thursday at Windsor Castle, closing the ceremonial...
Musk calls for dissolution of UK parliament at far-right London rally
LONDON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has urged the United Kingdom to dissolve its parliament and hold new elections,...
Barclays CEO warns UK to curb public sector pay rises and avoid new bank taxes
LONDON (Realist English). CS Venkatakrishnan, chief executive of Barclays, has urged the UK government to limit wage increases for public...
OpenAI and Nvidia to unveil UK data centre investment during Trump’s state visit
LONDON (Realist English). Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, are expected to announce a major...
UK debt crisis fuels cabinet shake-up: Rayner out, Lammy promoted
LONDON (Realist English). Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner has been forced from office amid...
“Cuba Does Not Change Its Principles”: Cuban Ambassador Orta González Responds to US Pressure
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Cuban people are ready to defend the life and dignity of Venezuela's leadership, just as 32 Cubans...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
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