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Italy’s gold reserves soar to record value as Rome resists calls to sell
ROME (Realist English). Italy, long accustomed to financial turbulence, is now quietly reaping the rewards of its enduring commitment to...
Read moreIraq aims to end reliance on Iranian gas by 2028
BAGHDAD (Realist English). Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has pledged to end the country’s $4 billion dependence on Iranian...
Read moreBanking on national security: JPMorganChase commits $1.5 trillion to America’s economic future
NEW YORK (Realist English). JPMorganChase on Monday unveiled a sweeping $1.5 trillion, 10-year initiative aimed at strengthening U.S. economic security...
Read moreOil majors face investor backlash as falling crude prices force cuts to buybacks and spending
LONDON (Realist English). The world’s biggest oil companies are being forced to make difficult financial choices as falling crude prices...
Read moreChina’s exports surge 8.3% in September as trade tensions with U.S. intensify
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports rose at their fastest pace in six months in September, while imports posted their strongest...
Read moreChina condemns Trump’s 100% tariffs as “hypocritical,” defends rare earth export curbs but avoids retaliation
BEIJING (Realist English). China on Sunday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods as “hypocritical and...
Read moreTrump announces 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports, new export controls on critical software
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States will impose 100% tariffs on all imports...
Read moreTrump administration halts $10bn Esmeralda solar complex, citing new energy priorities
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States has cancelled what would have been the largest solar project in North America, deepening...
Read moreU.S. intervenes in Argentina’s currency market to support Milei amid peso crisis
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Treasury intervened in Argentina’s currency market on Thursday for the first time in nearly three...
Read moreBrazil’s beef exports to China surge as trade tensions with U.S. reshape global agriculture
SÃO PAULO (Realist English). Brazil’s beef exports to China jumped 38.3% in September compared to a year earlier, reaching 187,340...
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Xi Jinping Warns U.S. About the Threat of War Between Great Powers
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the central question of the current U.S.-China rivalry during talks with U.S....
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
From War to Cooperation: How Iraq Became Iran’s Main Partner but Maintained Neutrality
ERBIL (Realist English). Amid the escalating Middle East crisis, with Iran and the United States standing on the brink of...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
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