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Russia’s election commission approves full rollout of new digital voting system
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the transition to a new version of the State Automated...
Read moreKremlin official outlines value framework and vision of “ideal Russia”
MOSCOW (Realist English). A senior Kremlin official has presented a new conceptual framework defining Russia’s core values and competing visions...
Read moreKremlin confirms Russia–US–Ukraine talks in UAE after four-hour Putin meeting with US envoys
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Kremlin has confirmed that Russia will send a delegation to trilateral talks with Ukraine and the...
Read moreLavrov says multipolar world order is irreversible despite erosion of international law
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said international law remains relevant despite its systematic erosion in recent decades,...
Read moreKremlin envoy criticises UK and EU over Greenland dispute with US
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev has accused the United Kingdom and...
Read moreRussian agency says private military firm helped open “Russian Houses” in Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The opening of so-called “Russian Houses” in Mali and the Central African Republic was facilitated by “a...
Read moreRussia moves to tighten migration health controls and enforcement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma is preparing a package of legislative initiatives aimed at tightening and recalibrating the country’s...
Read morePutin congratulates Orthodox Christians on Christmas, highlights role of faith and tradition
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Orthodox Christians and all citizens celebrating Christmas, in a message published overnight...
Read moreRussia condemns US seizure of Venezuela’s president as “armed aggression”
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia has accused the United States of committing an “act of armed aggression against Venezuela” following reports...
Read morePutin briefed on deadly drone attack in Kherson village
MOSCOW (Realist English). Vladimir Putin received a phone briefing from Vladimir Saldo on a drone attack that hit the village...
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“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
Raúl Castro remains Cuba’s “shadow king”
HAVANA (Realist English). From the very moment in April 2021 when legendary General Raúl Castro, brother of the great Fidel, handed...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
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