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Wife of South Korea’s ousted president arrested in widening special prosecutor probe
SEOUL (Realist English). Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested as...
Read moreMexican president rejects US military role in anti-cartel fight, warns against intervention
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed the possibility of US military intervention in Mexico, stressing that the country’s...
Read more‘Enough is enough’: Democrats go on the offensive to stop Trump in 2026
CHICAGO (Realist English). Eight years after Michelle Obama told Democrats, “When they go low, we go high”, party leaders are...
Read moreBank of England cuts rates to 4%, but warns inflation will constrain further easing
LONDON (Realist English). The Bank of England has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%, the...
Read moreUS doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to $50mn, citing cartel links
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US government has increased to $50mn its reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction...
Read moreCameroon opposition leader Kamto barred from 2025 election, accuses Biya’s camp of political sabotage
YAOUNDÉ (Realist English). Maurice Kamto, Cameroon’s most prominent opposition figure, has accused the ruling camp of President Paul Biya of...
Read moreTrump narrows Fed chair shortlist to Hassett and Warsh
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Donald Trump has confirmed that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are the leading candidates to succeed Federal...
Read moreTrump signals ‘great progress’ in talks with Russia ahead of ceasefire ultimatum
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced “great progress” in negotiations with Russia following a high-level meeting between his Special...
Read moreNetanyahu signals possible escalation in Gaza as Israeli ex-security chiefs call for war’s end
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted at a possible intensification of military operations in Gaza,...
Read moreBrazil’s Supreme Court places Bolsonaro under house arrest as tensions rise with Trump administration
BRASÍLIA (Realist English). Brazil’s Supreme Court has placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, escalating legal pressure on the...
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Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Iran vows to block so-called Zangezur corridor, calls US project a threat to South Caucasus stability
TEHRAN (Realist English). Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
Trump narrows Fed chair shortlist to Hassett and Warsh
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Donald Trump has confirmed that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are the leading candidates to succeed Federal...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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