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UN awaits details on US payment of nearly $4bn in overdue dues
UNITED NATIONS (Realist English). The United Nations said on Monday it is waiting to learn how much of the roughly...
Taiwan rejects US push to relocate semiconductor supply chain
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has told the United States that plans to shift a large portion of the island’s semiconductor...
Epstein files allege intelligence links involving Israel, former FBI source claims
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A document included in the recently released Epstein files alleges that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was...
The American Dream at 250 faces growing strain
WASHINGTON (Realist English). As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in July 2026, mounting evidence suggests that the American...
Iran says US nuclear talks in Muscat were a “good start”
MUSCAT (Realist English). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States,...
Low oil prices seen strengthening Trump’s hand on Iran
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Low global oil prices are giving Donald Trump increased leverage in dealing with Iran, US Energy Secretary...
Cuba to unveil plan to tackle deepening fuel crisis amid U.S. pressure
HAVANA (Realist English). Cuba will roll out a national plan next week to address severe fuel shortages triggered by new...
AI image tools found capable of creating convincing fake photos of Epstein with world leaders
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Artificial intelligence image generators can rapidly produce convincing fake photographs showing Jeffrey Epstein alongside world leaders, according...
Xi tells Trump Taiwan is central issue in US–China relations
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s leader Xi Jinping described Taiwan as “the most important issue” in relations between Beijing and Washington...
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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