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Xi tells Trump China and U.S. should be “partners and friends” as leaders meet to ease trade tensions
GYEONGJU (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that Beijing and Washington should be “partners and friends”, during his...
Read moreNetanyahu orders “powerful strikes” in Gaza after Hamas attack, testing fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to launch “powerful strikes”...
Read morePakistan-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...
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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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