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Troy Meink confirmed as Air Force secretary amid scrutiny over SpaceX ties
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Troy Meink as the new Secretary of the Air Force in...
Read morePentagon to cut top generals by 20% under Hegseth’s reform directive
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star generals...
Read moreU.S. Army halts Gray Eagle drone purchases in shift toward next-generation warfare
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. Army will end procurement of its MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed drones as part of a...
Read moreGerasimov confirms DPRK participation in the liberation of Kursk region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov officially confirmed the participation of...
Read moreTrump administration to offer $100 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia in exchange for Israel ties
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The administration of President Donald Trump is preparing a landmark arms and defense technology package for Saudi...
Read moreShin Bet chief accuses Netanyahu of seeking personal loyalty from security service
JERUSALEM (Realist English). For the first time in Israel’s history, the head of the domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet has...
Read moreUS deploys MADIS drone defense system in the Philippines amid tensions with China
MANILA (Realist News Agency). The United States Marine Corps has deployed the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) in the...
Read moreUS accuses Chinese satellite firm of aiding Houthi attacks on American warships
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A Chinese commercial satellite company with deep ties to the People's Liberation Army is supplying imagery to...
Read moreNaryshkin in Minsk: Russia and Belarus coordinate response to Western intelligence activity
MINSK (Realist English). On April 15, Sergey Naryshkin, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), visited Belarus for high-level talks...
Read moreIran unveils long-range Arash-2 drone capable of targeting Israel, says army commander
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has officially unveiled its latest long-range kamikaze drone, the Arash-2, which senior military officials say is...
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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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