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Iran strikes U.S. air base in Qatar in retaliatory missile attack
DOHA (Realist English). Iran confirmed on Monday it launched a missile strike against the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base...
Iran strikes expose the powerlessness of the Global South
TEHRAN (Realist English). The joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have revealed not only Tehran’s strategic vulnerability but also...
Global leaders divided over Trump’s Iran strike as fears of broader conflict escalate
WASHINGTON (Realist English). World leaders issued a flurry of statements in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United...
Trump strikes Iran’s nuclear sites, sparking fears of full-scale war
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump has ordered a large-scale US airstrike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, dramatically escalating tensions in...
Yermak under fire: U.S. frustrations grow with Kyiv’s diplomatic point man
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A growing chorus of U.S. officials from both political camps is expressing deep frustration with Andriy Yermak,...
Canada slaps 100% tariffs on non-US steel and aluminium amid escalating trade dispute
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced sweeping new trade measures on Thursday to protect Canada’s steel and...
Federal Reserve lowers 2025 growth forecast as Trump-era tariffs cloud rate cut outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Reserve on Wednesday downgraded its outlook for the U.S. economy in 2025, signaling heightened uncertainty...
US-China trade talks in London end in silence, fuelling uncertainty over global supply chains
LONDON (Realist English). High-level trade negotiations between the United States and China concluded last week in London with no public...
Trump leaves G7 summit early as Israel–Iran conflict escalates
KANANASKIS (Realist English). President Donald Trump abruptly departed the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, cutting his visit short as...
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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