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ICE claims authority to force entry into homes without judge’s warrant
MINNEAPOLIS (Realist English). Federal immigration officers are asserting broad new powers to forcibly enter private homes without a judge’s warrant,...
US Treasury chief says sanctions helped trigger Iran unrest
DAVOS (Realist English). US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly acknowledged that American sanctions played a role in destabilising Iran’s...
Iran warns Trump against action targeting Supreme Leader as US carrier moves west
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran on Tuesday issued a sharp warning to US President Donald Trump, cautioning against any action targeting...
European allies condemn Trump’s Greenland tariff threat as transatlantic rift deepens
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Eight European countries targeted by US President Donald Trump for a proposed 10% tariff over their opposition...
Trump threatens tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland dispute
WEST PALM BEACH (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Washington will impose a 10% import tariff...
Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ signals sharper US push to control global energy flows
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States has entered the new year by unveiling what critics describe as the “Donroe Doctrine”...
Trump’s Greenland threats unsettle Europe’s far-right allies
PARIS (Realist English). Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric over Greenland is beginning to alienate even some of his potential allies in...
Iran warns it is ready for war as Trump weighs military options
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that Tehran is ready for war if the United States...
China voices concern as Trump renews push for U.S. control over Greenland
BEIJING (Realist English). China has reacted with concern to renewed statements by Donald Trump signaling U.S. intent to take control...
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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