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Israeli media report assessment that Khamenei may have been killed in strike
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli television channel Channel 12 reported that Israeli officials assess Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was likely...
Medvedev says US-Iran talks were “cover operation” after strikes on Iran
MOSCOW (Realist English). Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said negotiations between the United States and Iran had...
Trump announces major US operation against Iran, calls on Iranians to “seize your freedom”
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump declared the start of large-scale American military operations against Iran, vowing to eliminate...
United States and Israel launch strikes on Iran as explosions rock Tehran and region
TEHRAN (Realist English). The United States and Israel have launched coordinated military strikes on Iran, with multiple explosions reported in...
Poilievre says China cannot replace US as Canada’s key partner
TORONTO (Realist English). Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said China cannot serve as a substitute for the United States, criticizing...
BlackRock CEO warns AI could become capitalism’s biggest test
DAVOS (Realist English). BlackRock CEO Larry Fink cautioned global leaders at the World Economic Forum that the rapid expansion of...
Panama cancels CK Hutchison port concessions, hands interim control to Maersk and MSC
PANAMA CITY (Realist English). The Panamanian government has formally annulled port concessions held for more than two decades by Panama...
France restricts US ambassador’s access after dispute over activist’s death
PARIS (Realist English). France has barred US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct access to government ministers after he failed to...
Mexican army kills “El Mencho” in major blow to Jalisco cartel
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). The Mexican army has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel...
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,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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