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Panama cancels CK Hutchison port concessions, hands interim control to Maersk and MSC
PANAMA CITY (Realist English). The Panamanian government has formally annulled port concessions held for more than two decades by Panama...
Read moreTech giants pledge hundreds of billions for India’s AI expansion
NEW DELHI (Realist English). Global technology companies have pledged hundreds of billions of dollars toward artificial intelligence development in India,...
Read moreTrump unveils new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court curbs emergency powers
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said he would immediately impose a new 10% global tariff and pursue alternative...
Read moreChinese-backed projects in Kenya move from signing to construction within a year, investment chief says
NAIROBI (Realist English). Investment agreements between Kenya and Chinese companies are often moving from signing to construction in under a...
Read moreJapan’s exports surge 16.8% in January, outpacing forecasts
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports jumped 16.8% year on year in January, marking their fastest expansion since November 2022 and...
Read moreFloating LNG vessel off Congo begins supplying gas to Europe
POINTE-NOIRE (Realist English). A massive floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility anchored off the coast of the Republic of the...
Read moreChabahar Port emerges as key node in Eurasian trade corridor
CHABAHAR (Realist English). Iran’s Chabahar Port, the country’s only deep-water gateway with direct access to the Indian Ocean, is taking...
Read moreUS importers face record customs bond shortfalls amid tariff surge
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A record number of companies importing goods into the United States are failing to meet federal requirements...
Read moreLibya awards new oil and gas exploration licences in first round since 2007
TRIPOLI (Realist English). Libya has awarded new oil and gas exploration and production licences to foreign energy companies in its...
Read moreBP suspends share buybacks as oil price slump weighs on profits
LONDON (Realist English). British oil and gas major BP reported fourth-quarter earnings in line with expectations on Tuesday but announced...
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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...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
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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