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Drone firm backed by Donald Trump Jr wins major Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A Florida-based drone manufacturer Unusual Machines, partially owned by Donald Trump Jr, has secured its largest-ever contract...
Bessent under fire over U.S. multibillion-dollar bailout of Argentina
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing mounting criticism over the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar financial rescue of...
Japan’s exports rebound in September as Asia demand offsets U.S. decline
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports rose 4.2% year on year in September, ending a four-month slump as stronger demand from...
Pentagon tightens control over communications with Congress
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Pentagon has imposed new restrictions on how military officials communicate with Congress, following two internal memos...
North Korea conducts first missile tests in five months ahead of Trump’s Asia visit
SEOUL (Realist English). North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday — its first such tests in five months...
JD Vance visits Israel, says Gaza ceasefire “going better than expected”
KIRYAT GAT (Realist English). U.S. Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would...
US Army courts Wall Street giants for $150bn infrastructure overhaul
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Army has invited leading Wall Street private equity firms — including Apollo, Carlyle, KKR, and...
Trump cuts U.S. funding to Colombia, calls President Petro “an illegal drug dealer” amid escalating tensions
WASHINGTON / BOGOTÁ (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would end all financial assistance to...
Thousands rally across the U.S. in “No Kings” protests against Trump’s rule
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Tens of thousands of Americans took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to protest...
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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