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US defense officials call for AI-first approach in cyber warfare
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Cybersecurity leaders in the US defense establishment are warning that artificial intelligence has become both a weapon...
Read moreEgypt warns Israel against targeting Hamas leaders in Cairo
CAIRO (Realist English). Senior Egyptian officials have accused Israel of plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders residing in Cairo and warned...
Read moreRussia and Belarus launch joint ‘Zapad-2025’ strategic military drills
MINSK (Realist English). From September 12 to 16, the armed forces of Belarus and the Russian Federation are conducting Zapad-2025,...
Read moreU.S. House passes $893 billion defense bill amid partisan clashes over social issues
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. House of Representatives approved an $893 billion defense authorization bill on Wednesday, advancing a measure...
Read moreUp to 50,000 terrorists preparing for Azerbaijan operation, analyst warns
MOSCOW (Realist English). Up to 50,000 fighters from among Pakistan’s Punjabis and Pashtuns are being prepared for redeployment to Azerbaijan...
Read moreTrump to revive ‘Department of War’ title in executive order
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday designating the Department of War as...
Read moreBeijing marks 80 years since Japan’s surrender with massive military parade
BEIJING (Realist English). China marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of the Second World War with...
Read moreUK secures record £10bn frigate deal with Norway amid rising Arctic tensions
LONDON (Realist English). The United Kingdom has clinched its largest-ever warship export contract, winning a £10bn deal to supply Norway...
Read moreMoscow claims near-total control of Luhansk as top general outlines next campaign phase
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian chief of the General Staff and commander of the joint forces in Ukraine, Army General Valery...
Read moreTrump administration awards $1.2bn migrant detention contract to little-known firm
EL PASO (Realist English). The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion...
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Xi Jinping Warns U.S. About the Threat of War Between Great Powers
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping raised the central question of the current U.S.-China rivalry during talks with U.S....
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...
USA fears dependence on China amid Iran crisis
BEIJING (Realist English). The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing may become another...
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...
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