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Colombian president narrowly escapes alleged assassination attempt
BOGOTÁ (Realist English). Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that he escaped what he described as an assassination attempt while...
Read moreGhana MPs don traditional fugu in protest after president’s attire mocked abroad
ACCRA (Realist English). Ghanaian lawmakers on Thursday replaced the usual suits and ties in parliament with traditional northern smocks known...
Read moreUN awaits details on US payment of nearly $4bn in overdue dues
UNITED NATIONS (Realist English). The United Nations said on Monday it is waiting to learn how much of the roughly...
Read moreTakaichi’s LDP secures two-thirds supermajority in Japanese lower house election
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has secured a two-thirds supermajority...
Read moreBhumjaithai wins Thai general election, opening path to more stable government
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai Party, led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, has emerged as the clear winner of...
Read moreCentre-left António José Seguro set to win Portuguese presidency in run-off
LISBON (Realist English). Centre-left candidate António José Seguro is on course to win Portugal’s presidential election after decisively defeating his...
Read moreChina pledges more aid to Cuba and deeper ties with Uruguay amid Washington’s focus on Latin America
BEIJING (Realist English). China has pledged expanded assistance to Cuba and deeper cooperation with Uruguay, underscoring Beijing’s efforts to solidify...
Read moreIran says US nuclear talks in Muscat were a “good start”
MUSCAT (Realist English). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new round of indirect nuclear talks with the United States,...
Read moreCuba to unveil plan to tackle deepening fuel crisis amid U.S. pressure
HAVANA (Realist English). Cuba will roll out a national plan next week to address severe fuel shortages triggered by new...
Read moreSouth Africa’s Democratic Alliance leader to step down amid party turmoil
DURBAN (Realist English). John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), said he will step down in April after...
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India resumes Iranian oil imports and prepares convoy through Hormuz
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is preparing to send its own tankers through the Strait of Hormuz for the first time...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
US and Iran fail to reach Hormuz deal as Trump threatens new strikes
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States and Iran remain far from reaching an agreement to end the war and reopen...
Israel prepares for new war with Iran – from bombing to commando landings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). With US‑Iran talks deadlocked, the Israeli leadership has stepped up preparations for a resumption of full‑scale hostilities....
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
From Hormuz to Solar Panels: How Iran Accelerated the Global Shift to Renewables
WASHINGTON (Realist English). An analytical article by Benjamin Bradlow, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University, published in...
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