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Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Read moreChina mass-produces chip-scale atomic clock for military use
BEIJING (Realist English). China has begun mass production of a chip-scale atomic clock described as the smallest of its kind,...
Read moreUS sees Chinese projects in Latin America as potential military assets
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The U.S. military is closely monitoring dozens of Chinese-backed infrastructure projects across Latin America, viewing them as...
Read moreTrump warns NATO over Hormuz as Iran war enters day 18
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump warned that NATO could face a “very bad future” if allies fail to...
Read moreIran warns Ukraine over drone support as countries seek Kyiv’s expertise
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine has received requests from 11 countries seeking assistance in countering Shahed-type drones amid the ongoing Iran...
Read moreSouth Africa deploys troops to support police in crime crackdown
PRETORIA (Realist English). South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 2,200 members of the national defence force...
Read morePolish president vetoes law granting access to €44bn EU defence loans
WARSAW (Realist English). Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed legislation that would have allowed the country to access nearly €44...
Read moreChinese expert says U.S. focus on Middle East could shift military balance in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Realist English). China could gain a strategic advantage in the Taiwan Strait if U.S. military resources continue to shift...
Read moreIRGC’s Quds Force vows retaliation against U.S. and Israel after Khamenei’s death
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has accused the United States and Israel...
Read moreUS deploys low-cost LUCAS drones to counter Iran’s Shahed fleet
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States has begun deploying a new low-cost attack drone designed to counter Iran’s widely used...
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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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