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Trump shields Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing as White House unveils major arms and nuclear deals
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered full-throated support to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, insisting...
Read moreIraq’s prime minister wins largest bloc in parliament, but government formation likely to drag on
BAGHDAD (Realist English). Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s political bloc won the most seats in Iraq’s parliamentary election, final results...
Read moreBangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
DHAKA (Realist English). Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from power during last year’s mass unrest, has...
Read moreChile’s presidential race heads to December runoff between Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast
SANTIAGO (Realist English). Chile’s presidential election will go to a December 14 runoff after left-wing former labour minister Jeannette Jara...
Read moreChile heads to the polls amid crime fears and political polarisation
SANTIAGO (Realist English). Chile votes on Sunday in a presidential and parliamentary election widely expected to tilt to the right,...
Read moreUS weighs historical parallels as calls grow for action against Maduro
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A debate in Washington over how to confront Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is reviving comparisons with the 1989...
Read moreBrazil’s top court moves toward trial of Eduardo Bolsonaro on obstruction charges
BRASILIA (Realist English). A Supreme Court panel in Brazil has moved a step closer to putting Eduardo Bolsonaro, the third...
Read more$100M ‘Midas’ scheme shakes Ukrainian government while blackouts spread nationwide
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine is facing one of its most serious political crises since the start of Russia’s full-scale SVO,...
Read moreTrump signs bill ending record 43-day government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, reopening...
Read moreAt least 12 killed in suicide bombing outside Islamabad court complex
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). A suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed at least 12 people...
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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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