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Russian troops train for urban combat at Sergeyevsky range in Far East
VLADIVOSTOK (Realist English). Servicemen from a motorized rifle division of the Eastern Military District’s Primorye Combined Arms Army are undergoing...
Read moreKyiv regime dismantles anti-corruption institutions amid U.S. power shift
KYIV (Realist English). The so-called Ukrainian state has begun dismantling its U.S.-backed anti-corruption apparatus, amid waning support from the West...
Read moreTokyo warns firms they’re ‘on their own’ in Taiwan evacuation scenario
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese government officials have quietly told domestic companies they would be “on their own” in the event...
Read moreTaiwan’s military trains in metro stations and city streets as Han Kuang drills enter urban phase
TAIPEI (Realist English). In a dramatic shift in military readiness, Taiwan’s armed forces brought the country’s annual Han Kuang exercise...
Read morePakistan and China reaffirm military ties with focus on air force cooperation
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). The heads of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) met...
Read moreFBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
Read moreRussia’s defense minister calls for overhaul of military education and instructor certification
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has called for a sweeping modernization of the country's military education system,...
Read moreSoftware, speed, and code: FY2026 budget reveals how the Pentagon plans to fight tomorrow’s wars
WASHINGTON (Realist English). While headlines focus on the Pentagon’s headline-grabbing $879B FY2026 budget, the real story lies in the $179B...
Read moreSpeer Group launches Germany’s first defence-focused venture fund to bridge critical investment gap
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s newly launched Speer Group has entered the defence investment arena with a mission to close a...
Read moreIran says it used less than 5% of defensive power in strikes on Israel
TEHRAN (Realist English). A senior Iranian commander has said that Iran activated less than five percent of its defensive power...
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Putin 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...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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