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Trump confirms U.S. seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela, escalating tensions with Maduro government
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has seized a large crude-oil tanker off...
Maduro confirms phone call with Trump amid rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed that he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump late...
Maduro vows to resist U.S. pressure as tensions escalate over maritime strikes
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pledged on Tuesday to oppose any U.S. attempt to remove him from power,...
U.S. prepares new phase of operations against Maduro government
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States is preparing to launch a new phase of operations targeting Venezuela in the coming...
US weighs historical parallels as calls grow for action against Maduro
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A debate in Washington over how to confront Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is reviving comparisons with the 1989...
Trump confirms CIA covert operations in Venezuela, escalating U.S. campaign against Maduro
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct...
US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to $50mn, citing cartel links
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US government has increased to $50mn its reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction...
The U.S. capital desperately needs Venezuelan oil
WASHINGTON (Realist English). History pushes the global market to new armed crimes. One of the next victims, according to the...
Venezuela signs gold export deal with Trafigura for U.S. market
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuela’s state-owned mining company has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold...
Putin increases size of Russia’s armed forces
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree increasing the authorized number of servicemen in the country’s...
Trump says US-Israeli strikes have crippled Iran’s military
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said Tuesday that joint US-Israeli strikes had severely weakened Iran’s military capabilities, claiming the...
Vance says Iran nuclear talks collapsed before launch of Operation Epic Fury
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Vice President JD Vance said Monday that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program broke down after...
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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