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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...
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...
Trump calls for Israel–Iran peace deal, promises ‘Middle East will be great again’
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran "must make a deal — and will make a...
Putin and Trump discuss Israeli strikes on Iran and future of nuclear talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a 50-minute phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, focusing...
Russian envoy sees “window of opportunity” in US ties under Trump despite deep rifts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Russia’s new ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, said Moscow is seeing the first “tangible results”...
China accuses U.S. of breaking trade truce, threatens retaliation over rare earths dispute
BEIJING (Realist English). China has accused the United States of “seriously violating” a recently agreed trade truce, warning of retaliatory...
India’s rupee sinks to Asia’s weakest currency as US trade deal stalls
NEW DELHI (Realist English). The Indian rupee has become Asia’s worst-performing currency this year, weighed down by stalled negotiations on...
Trump urges Maduro to step aside as Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela
FLORIDA (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said it would be “smart” for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to step down,...
Russia boosts gas exports to China as Europe’s loss weighs on revenues
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is expected to increase its pipeline exports of natural gas to China by around 25% this...
Lula warns US action against Venezuela would trigger humanitarian disaster
FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Realist English). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that any armed intervention in Venezuela...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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