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Turkey seeks to deploy radar systems in Syria, Western intelligence sources say
AZAZ (Realist English). Turkey has been attempting in recent weeks to deploy radar systems on Syrian territory, according to two...
Read moreLibya’s army chief killed in plane crash shortly after takeoff from Ankara
ANKARA (Realist English). A business jet carrying Libya’s chief of the general staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, crashed in Turkey...
Read moreTrump urges Maduro to step aside as Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela
FLORIDA (Realist English). US President Donald Trump said it would be “smart” for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to step down,...
Read moreFrance to build next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier by 2038
ABU DHABI (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that France will proceed with the construction of a new...
Read moreTurkey asks Russia to take back S-400 system as F-35 talks with US advance
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has asked Russia to take back the S-400 air defence system, marking a significant shift in...
Read moreMI6 chief warns of ‘grey-zone war’ as technology reshapes global conflict
LONDON (Realist English). The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, Blaise Metreweli, has warned that the world has entered a...
Read moreChina completes first flight of CH-7 stealth drone
BEIJING (Realist English). China has successfully carried out the maiden flight of its latest long-endurance stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, the...
Read moreU.S. pressure on Pacific allies fuels South Korean concerns over Taiwan conflict
SEOUL (Realist English). South Korea could face growing pressure to play a role in a potential conflict over Taiwan as...
Read moreFormer Pakistan spy chief Faiz Hameed sentenced to 14 years in landmark military court ruling
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, who headed Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) during the premiership of Imran Khan,...
Read moreU.S. flies nuclear-capable bombers over Sea of Japan in coordinated show of force with Tokyo
TOKYO (Realist English). The United States deployed nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday in joint flights...
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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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