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Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks collapse in Istanbul after four days of negotiations
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have collapsed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, with Islamabad...
Read moreIreland elects Catherine Connolly as president in landslide victory
DUBLIN (Realist English). Catherine Connolly, a left-wing independent lawmaker known for her outspoken views on Palestine and European Union policy,...
Read moreTrump hails Japan’s first female prime minister as U.S. and Tokyo seal trade and minerals deals
TOKYO (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday during his visit to Tokyo,...
Read moreMilei hails “historic day” after sweeping midterm gains in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Realist English). President Javier Milei thanked Argentines for their support on Sunday night as his party, La Libertad...
Read moreIran hails ‘strategic solidarity’ with Russia and China over UN letter rejecting European sanctions bid
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf praised a recent joint letter from Iran, Russia, and China to...
Read moreFrench Socialists threaten to topple Lecornu government over tax on the wealthy
PARIS (Realist English). France’s Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure has warned that his party will move to bring down Prime...
Read moreSaudi Arabia outlines plan to lead Gaza stabilization, sideline Hamas, and back Palestinian Authority reforms
RIYADH (Realist English). Saudi Arabia intends to take a leading role in post-war Gaza by helping to disarm and marginalize...
Read moreChina’s leaders vow to boost domestic demand and tech self-reliance in new five-year plan
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s top leadership on Thursday pledged to strengthen domestic consumption and accelerate self-reliance in advanced technologies such...
Read moreBessent under fire over U.S. multibillion-dollar bailout of Argentina
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing mounting criticism over the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar financial rescue of...
Read moreJD Vance visits Israel, says Gaza ceasefire “going better than expected”
KIRYAT GAT (Realist English). U.S. Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would...
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Russia remains EU’s fourth-largest gas supplier despite diversification push
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Russia remained the European Union’s fourth-largest supplier of natural gas in 2025, exporting almost 38bn cubic metres...
From voice of support to figurehead: Pahlavi seeks to steer Iran’s uprising
TEHRAN (Realist English). Protests across Iran entered their third week on Sunday amid a markedly harsher crackdown by the authorities,...
Venezuela’s real power lies beyond the presidency after Maduro’s arrest
CARACAS (Realist English). A day after U.S. special forces swept into the Venezuelan capital and detained former president Nicolas Maduro,...
Khamenei says Iran will not retreat in face of foreign-backed unrest
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the Islamic Republic would stand firm...
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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