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WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping $901bn National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for...
Read moreWASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has pledged to “restore U.S. military dominance” across the Western Hemisphere, declaring...
Read moreLONDON (Realist English). Britain has launched an ambitious programme to safeguard the undersea cables and pipelines that underpin the country’s...
Read moreBEIJING (Realist English). China’s People’s Liberation Army has conducted a major urban combat drill simulating the seizure of a war-damaged...
Read moreLONDON (Realist English). Britain and Norway have announced a new programme of joint naval patrols to safeguard undersea cables and...
Read moreTOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is weighing an increase to...
Read moreNAIROBI (Realist English). The war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered the growth of a...
Read morePARIS (Realist English). President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a new national voluntary military service, announcing that France will begin...
Read moreBEIJING (Realist English). The J-35, China’s second fifth-generation fighter jet, is attracting attention from prospective buyers in the Middle East...
Read moreBEIJING (Realist English). China on Thursday warned that Japan would “pay a painful price” if it crosses Beijing’s red lines...
Read moreTBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...