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Trump weighs invoking Insurrection Act as National Guard troops deploy to Chicago amid legal battles
CHICAGO (Realist English). Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered Tuesday at an Army Reserve base outside Chicago, as President...
Defense Secretary Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff amid internal power struggle
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed Jon Harrison, chief of staff to Navy Secretary John...
White House warns shutdown could cost $15bn a week and deepen job losses
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump’s economic advisers have warned that a prolonged government shutdown could inflict serious damage on...
US hours from shutdown as parties trade blame over health care and spending
WASHINGTON (Realist English). With a government shutdown set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked on...
Trump orders troop deployment to Portland, authorizes use of ‘full force’ against domestic threats
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy troops...
Hegseth rules Wounded Knee Medals of Honor will remain despite massacre legacy
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that 19 soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for their...
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted by federal grand jury
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making...
Kamala Harris publishes memoir “107 Days,” recounting failed 2024 campaign
NEW YORK (Realist English). Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has released her memoir 107 Days through Simon & Schuster,...
Trump hails Charlie Kirk as a “martyr” in fiery memorial speech
GLENDALE (Realist English). President Donald Trump on Sunday eulogized conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for American freedom,” framing...
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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