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Saudi Arabia accelerates economic diversification beyond oil, investing heavily in AI and tourism
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia is rapidly reshaping its oil-dependent economy, expanding into sectors such as artificial intelligence, tourism, and...
Read moreTotalEnergies lifts force majeure on $20 billion Mozambique LNG project after four-year halt
PARIS (Realist English). TotalEnergies announced on Friday that it has lifted force majeure on its $20 billion Mozambique LNG project,...
Read moreU.S. signs major trade and minerals deals with Southeast Asia amid China export curbs
KUALA LUMPUR (Realist English). The United States signed a series of trade and critical minerals agreements with four Southeast Asian...
Read moreChina’s overseas yuan lending surges as Beijing accelerates push to reduce dollar dependence
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s overseas lending in renminbi (RMB) has surged sharply in recent years, underscoring Beijing’s strategic push to...
Read moreIran accelerates solar push amid crippling power shortages and sanctions
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is accelerating the rollout of solar energy projects in an effort to curb severe electricity shortages...
Read moreEU seeks to defuse rare earth dispute with China as trade tensions escalate
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Amid mounting pressure on European industries, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič held a phone call on Tuesday...
Read moreJapan’s exports rebound in September as Asia demand offsets U.S. decline
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports rose 4.2% year on year in September, ending a four-month slump as stronger demand from...
Read moreDeutsche Bank and hedge fund Carronade move to block $10bn restructuring of Ardagh Group
LUXEMBOURG (Realist English). Deutsche Bank and activist hedge fund Carronade Capital are seeking to block a $10 billion restructuring deal...
Read moreFrench wealthy move billions abroad amid political instability and tax fears
PARIS (Realist English). French entrepreneurs and wealthy families are moving record sums of money out of the country, pouring capital...
Read moreTSMC posts record $15 billion quarterly profit as AI demand drives global chip boom
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, reported a near 40% surge in quarterly net profit, driven...
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Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Putin convenes Security Council over Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear testing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday to discuss Washington’s...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
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....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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