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Iraq’s Shia ruling bloc backs Nouri al-Maliki for prime minister
BAGHDAD (Realist English). Iraq’s main Shia political alliance, which holds a majority in parliament, has endorsed former prime minister Nouri...
Read moreVietnam enters new phase as party chief To Lam consolidates power and pushes radical economic agenda
HANOI (Realist English). Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has confirmed To Lam for another five-year term as general secretary, marking the...
Read moreTrump launches ‘Peace Council’ at Davos, urges global participation
DAVOS (Realist English). US President Donald Trump on Thursday formally announced the creation of a new international body dubbed the...
Read moreUS Treasury chief says sanctions helped trigger Iran unrest
DAVOS (Realist English). US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly acknowledged that American sanctions played a role in destabilising Iran’s...
Read moreIran warns Trump against action targeting Supreme Leader as US carrier moves west
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran on Tuesday issued a sharp warning to US President Donald Trump, cautioning against any action targeting...
Read moreAustralia passes anti-hate and gun laws after deadly Sydney attack
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament’s approval of new anti-hate speech and gun control...
Read moreBulgarian president Rumen Radev announces resignation amid political turmoil
SOFIA (Realist English). Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said on Monday that he will resign from office, a move that has...
Read moreTalon allies secure total control of Benin parliament after opposition shut out
COTONOU (Realist English). Parties aligned with President Patrice Talon have won full control of Benin’s National Assembly following legislative elections,...
Read moreEuropean allies condemn Trump’s Greenland tariff threat as transatlantic rift deepens
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Eight European countries targeted by US President Donald Trump for a proposed 10% tariff over their opposition...
Read moreNearly 4,000 killed in Iran protests, rights group says
TEHRAN (Realist English). At least 3,919 people have been killed during the recent wave of protests in Iran and the...
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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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