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Migrants return to West Africa disillusioned as EU-funded reintegration program fails to deliver
CONAKRY (Realist English). When Oumar Bella Diallo, 24, boarded a flight home to Guinea in July, he believed his exhausting...
Read moreJapan protests Chinese diplomat’s “threatening” remarks toward Prime Minister Takaichi
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has filed a formal protest with China after Beijing’s Consul General in Osaka, Xue Jian, posted...
Read moreVon der Leyen skips Starmer meeting amid row over €6.5bn EU payment demand
LONDON (Realist English). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declined to meet UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at...
Read moreUkraine’s EU bid dominates Euronews Enlargement Summit amid rising frustration from other candidates
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The Euronews Enlargement Summit in Brussels reignited tensions over the European Union’s stalled enlargement process, as leaders...
Read moreGuinea’s junta leader Doumbouya cleared to run for president
CONAKRY (Realist English). Guinea’s Supreme Court has approved General Mamadi Doumbouya, the head of the ruling military junta, to run...
Read moreUkraine receives $52 billion in foreign aid over the past year, half financed through frozen Russian assets
KYIV (Realist English). Ukraine received $52 billion in external financial assistance between November 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025, excluding...
Read moreNancy Pelosi to retire from Congress after nearly 40 years in office
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing California Democrat who became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the...
Read morePaul Biya sworn in for another term as Cameroon’s opposition denounces ‘constitutional coup’
YAOUNDE (Realist English). Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest sitting head of state, has been sworn in for a...
Read moreIran calls for stronger coordination with China and Russia to counter U.S. unilateralism
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized the importance of strategic cooperation between Iran, China, and Russia...
Read moreZohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor
NEW YORK (Realist English). Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, making history as 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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