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China’s J-35 fighter draws Middle East interest despite unanswered capability questions
BEIJING (Realist English). The J-35, China’s second fifth-generation fighter jet, is attracting attention from prospective buyers in the Middle East...
Read moreChina warns Japan it will “pay a painful price” over new missile deployment near Taiwan
BEIJING (Realist English). China on Thursday warned that Japan would “pay a painful price” if it crosses Beijing’s red lines...
Read moreWashington signals openness to ending decades-long US hold over NATO’s top military post
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The United States is openly signalling that it may, in the future, give up its historic control...
Read moreTaiwan to seek $40bn defence boost amid rising pressure from China, President Lai says
TAIPEI (Realist English). President Lai Ching-te announced that Taiwan will introduce a supplementary $40bn defence budget, signaling what he called...
Read moreChinese PLA presence at UAE base raised alarms inside US intelligence — former officials
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States concluded that Chinese military personnel were deployed at a UAE military facility after American...
Read moreChina and U.S. hold 2025 maritime safety talks in Hawaii amid efforts to manage military risks
HONOLULU (Realist English). China and the United States convened the second working-group meeting and the 2025 annual session under the...
Read moreGermany boosts incentives for military recruits as security concerns grow
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany’s coalition government has approved a new package of incentives to expand voluntary military service, reflecting a...
Read moreUS asks Yemen’s Aden-based government about joining Gaza stabilisation force
ADEN (Realist English). The Trump administration has approached Yemen’s internationally recognised government (IRG) in Aden about potentially contributing troops to...
Read moreWashington’s delayed Global Posture Review fuels concern over potential U.S. drawdown in Europe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Months after it was expected, the Biden administration’s Global Posture Review — the strategic assessment that determines...
Read moreTrump confirms plan to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite Israeli and US security concerns
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia,...
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Lula warns US action against Venezuela would trigger humanitarian disaster
FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Realist English). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that any armed intervention in Venezuela...
Putin says Russia has no plans for new military operations, blames West for tensions
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow is not planning any new special military operations,...
Maduro rejects Trump’s claims over Venezuelan oil and land, accuses US of colonial ambitions
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about “reclaiming” Venezuelan land...
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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