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US-China trade talks in London end in silence, fuelling uncertainty over global supply chains
LONDON (Realist English). High-level trade negotiations between the United States and China concluded last week in London with no public...
Read moreBig Tech pushes for 10-year AI regulation freeze in US states, sparking political rift
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Major US technology firms — including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta* — are lobbying Congress to impose...
Read moreGold outshines traditional safe havens amid global instability and fiscal uncertainty
SINGAPORE (Realist English). Gold has emerged as the leading safe haven in 2025, with spot prices rising nearly 30% since...
Read moreIndia aims to build rare earth independence amid global supply crisis
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is accelerating efforts to develop its own rare earth element (REE) industry as global concerns...
Read morePresident Tokayev meets ExxonMobil CEO to discuss Kazakhstan’s energy cooperation
ASTANA (Realist English). President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Darren Woods, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil, on...
Read moreStrait of Hormuz at risk as Middle East tensions mount over potential Israeli strike on Iran
DUBAI (Realist English). Global maritime operators are on high alert amid growing fears that a military confrontation between Israel and...
Read moreSilver and platinum rally as investors seek alternatives to gold and dollar hedges
LONDON (Realist English). Investors are rapidly shifting into silver and platinum as concerns mount over the US dollar’s stability and...
Read moreUS oil output to decline in 2026, raising doubts over Trump’s energy agenda
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States will see its oil production fall next year for the first time since the...
Read moreWorld Bank slashes 2025 global growth forecast amid deepening trade tensions
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The World Bank has significantly downgraded its global economic growth forecast for 2025, warning that persistent trade...
Read moreNorway’s $1.9tn oil fund urges deep reform of EU capital markets to reverse competitiveness decline
OSLO (Realist English). Norway’s $1.9tn sovereign wealth fund is calling for sweeping reforms to European capital markets, warning that without...
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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...
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...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
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