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Kim Yo Jong dismisses Seoul’s outreach, signals Pyongyang’s deeper pivot to Moscow
SEOUL (Realist English). Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected diplomatic overtures from...
Read morePoll shows majority of Germans disapprove of Chancellor Merz’s performance
BERLIN (Realist English). A new poll by the INSA institute has revealed that 56% of Germans disapprove of Chancellor Friedrich...
Read moreIsrael pledges safe passage for UN aid convoys into Gaza amid rising famine warnings
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Israel has pledged to ensure secure passage for United Nations humanitarian convoys delivering food and medicine...
Read moreThailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump intervention
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thailand and Cambodia signaled readiness on Sunday to begin ceasefire negotiations following mediation by U.S. President Donald...
Read moreFrance to recognize Palestinian state in September
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine in...
Read moreGambia reaffirms support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara
RABAT (Realist English). Gambian Foreign Minister Sering Modou Njie has reiterated his country’s firm backing of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as...
Read moreSupport for Japan’s PM Ishiba plunges to new low after election defeat
TOKYO (Realist English). Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has dropped to 22.9%, its lowest level since...
Read moreTrump Treasury chief calls for sweeping review of Federal Reserve as pressure mounts on Powell
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for a comprehensive review of the Federal Reserve, intensifying the...
Read moreIran says E3 have ‘no authority’ to trigger snapback sanctions under nuclear deal
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected what he called any legal, political, or moral right for...
Read moreJapan’s ruling coalition loses control of upper house, dealing fresh blow to Prime Minister Ishiba
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has lost control of the upper house, according...
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Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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