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Microsoft ends China-based support for U.S. defense cloud clients amid security concerns
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Microsoft announced Friday it has revised its internal protocols to ensure that no engineers based in China...
Powell defends Fed headquarters renovation amid Trump-era criticism
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has formally responded to allegations from Russell Vought, a senior official in...
Gen X poised for major inheritance boom amid record baby boomer wealth transfers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Members of Generation X — those currently aged 45 to 60 — are expected to benefit from...
Trump’s 30% tariffs ignite EU backlash and threaten trade war escalation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 30% tariff on European Union products Saturday, triggering political...
FBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
EU closes in on Trump trade deal as UK secures better terms
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is nearing a trade agreement with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that...
Software, speed, and code: FY2026 budget reveals how the Pentagon plans to fight tomorrow’s wars
WASHINGTON (Realist English). While headlines focus on the Pentagon’s headline-grabbing $879B FY2026 budget, the real story lies in the $179B...
Trump threatens 10% tariffs on nations aligning with BRICS
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced Sunday evening that an additional 10% tariff will be imposed on countries...
Elon Musk announces launch of third party after fallout with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Saturday the formation of a new political force — the America...
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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