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New trade coalition “FIT-P” to launch as small nations push back against Trump-era disruption
GENEVA (Realist English). Members of the World Trade Organization, including Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, are preparing to unveil...
Read moreGoldman Sachs forecasts Brent crude to drop to low $50s by late 2026
LONDON (Realist English). Goldman Sachs expects Brent crude oil prices to fall to the low $50s per barrel by the...
Read moreBrussels prepares emergency action to rescue EU aluminium sector hit by Trump tariffs
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission is drafting emergency measures to support the bloc’s struggling aluminium industry after U.S. President...
Read moreShuangdeng Group surges 55% in Hong Kong trading debut
HONG KONG (Realist English). Shares of Shuangdeng Group, one of China’s biggest manufacturers of batteries and energy-storage systems, soared on...
Read moreMusk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over alleged anticompetitive practices
DALLAS (Realist English). Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, together with his social network business X, filed a lawsuit on...
Read moreNorway’s Stoltenberg defends $2tn oil fund after criticism over Israel investments
OSLO (Realist English). Norway’s finance minister Jens Stoltenberg has defended the country’s $2tn sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, following...
Read moreWorld’s top central bankers warn of demographic crisis
JACKSON HOLE (Realist English). At the annual gathering of leading policymakers in Jackson Hole, the heads of the Bank of...
Read moreU.S.-China space rivalry intensifies as both target the Moon
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The contest between the United States and China to lead the next era of lunar exploration is...
Read moreWeatherford expands Russia operations despite U.S. sanctions pressure
HOUSTON (Realist English). U.S. oilfield services group Weatherford International has deepened its presence in Russia despite sweeping sanctions aimed at...
Read moreLukashenko holds talks with Iranian President Pezeshkian in Minsk
MINSK (Realist English). Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on August 20 at the Palace of...
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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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