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Armenia and so-called Azerbaijan sign US-brokered peace deal as Russia sidelined
WASHINGTON (Realist English). After nearly four decades of bloody confrontation, the head of the Baku regime Ilham Aliyev and Yerevan’s...
US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to $50mn, citing cartel links
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US government has increased to $50mn its reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction...
Trump narrows Fed chair shortlist to Hassett and Warsh
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Donald Trump has confirmed that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are the leading candidates to succeed Federal...
Trump signals ‘great progress’ in talks with Russia ahead of ceasefire ultimatum
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced “great progress” in negotiations with Russia following a high-level meeting between his Special...
Trump claims JPMorgan and Bank of America denied him service, fueling conservative backlash against big banks
NEW YORK (Realist English). Donald Trump has accused JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America of refusing to do business with...
Germany condemns Trump’s Fed interference and data chief firing as transatlantic rift widens
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s finance minister Lars Klingbeil has publicly criticized Donald Trump’s intervention in U.S. monetary policy and the...
Trump’s tomato tariffs ignite cross-border dispute as Florida growers cheer and Mexico pushes back
MIAMI (Realist English). The United States has imposed a 17% anti-dumping duty on Mexican tomato imports, rekindling long-standing trade tensions...
Kamala Harris steps back — and Democrats remain divided on her political future
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former Vice President Kamala Harris has made it clear: she’s not running for governor of California. But...
Europe must plug key military gaps to reduce reliance on the U.S.
LONDON (Realist English). In the wake of the NATO Summit’s landmark pledge to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP...
Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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