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New York’s new mayor sworn in on historic Quran, marking multiple firsts
Zohran Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim, South Asian and African-born mayor NEW YORK (Realist English). Zohran Mamdani took his...
CIA carried out drone strike on Venezuelan port facility, sources say
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Central Intelligence Agency was behind a drone strike last week on a docking facility believed to...
EU squeezed between US and China as trade pressures intensify in 2025
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union has come under mounting pressure in 2025 from both the United States and China,...
Trump says Russia and Ukraine are closer to peace after talks with Zelenskyy
PALM BEACH (Realist English). Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a...
NATO chief rejects calls for EU-led forces in Ukraine, stresses reliance on US alliance
BERLIN (Realist English). NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has pushed back against proposals to deploy European-led forces in Ukraine under...
US economy posts strongest growth in two years, complicating Fed rate-cut outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US economy expanded at a robust 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, marking its fastest...
Trump urges Maduro to step aside as Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela
FLORIDA (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said it would be “smart” for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to step down,...
India–US trade talks stall as tariffs eclipse early optimism
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Relations between India and the United States, which appeared set for a breakthrough at the start of...
Lula warns US action against Venezuela would trigger humanitarian disaster
FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Realist English). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that any armed intervention in Venezuela...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
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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