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Russia outlines criteria for next UN Secretary-General
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia has set out its expectations for the next United Nations Secretary-General, emphasizing strict adherence to the...
Read moreRussia’s war-driven rebound loses momentum in 2025
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s economy in 2025 reflects a dual reality: headline resilience alongside deepening structural strain. Following the shock...
Read morePutin signs law expanding telecom operators’ obligations at FSB request
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments clarifying the obligations of telecommunications operators, according to a document published...
Read moreKremlin confirms use of VPN services for official Telegram channel
MOSCOW (Realist English). Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that virtual private network (VPN) services are used in the operation...
Read morePutin treads carefully as Iran-Israel tensions test Russia’s regional strategy
MOSCOW (Realist English). As tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States intensify, President Vladimir Putin is navigating a delicate...
Read moreRussia’s external public debt rises above $60bn for first time since 2006
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s external public debt stood at $61.97 billion as of February 1, 2026, according to data from...
Read moreChelyabinsk deputy governor detained in major bribery probe
CHELYABINSK (Realist English). Deputy Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Andrey Faleychik was detained on Thursday morning as part of a...
Read moreFSB releases video of extradition of suspect in attempted assassination of senior Russian general
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Federal Security Service (Federal Security Service, FSB) has published video footage showing the extradition to Russia...
Read morePutin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Read moreRussia accelerates airport reconstruction under national transport programme
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev chaired a government meeting on the progress of airport reconstruction under...
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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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