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France’s reappointed PM Sébastien Lecornu calls for calm and unity amid deep political rifts
PARIS (Realist English). Sébastien Lecornu, reappointed as France’s prime minister on Friday night after a week of political chaos, urged...
Read moreAt 92, Paul Biya seeks an eighth term as Cameroon’s ‘president for life’
YAOUNDÉ (Realist English). Paul Biya, the 92-year-old president of Cameroon and the world’s oldest head of state, will seek a...
Read moreMacron reappoints Lecornu as prime minister to steer France through political crisis
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation,...
Read morePeru’s ruling bloc turns on President Boluarte amid surge in violent crime
LIMA (Realist English). Peru’s largest congressional bloc has thrown its weight behind a new bid to impeach President Dina Boluarte,...
Read moreIsrael ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas under Trump peace plan
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel’s cabinet has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, paving the way for the suspension...
Read moreEthiopia accuses Eritrea of plotting new offensive with Tigray rebels
ADDIS ABABA (Realist English). Ethiopia has accused neighboring Eritrea of collaborating with an opposition group in the northern Tigray region...
Read moreIsrael and Hamas reach ceasefire and hostage deal under Trump peace plan
CAIRO (Realist English). Israel and Hamas have agreed to a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage exchange, marking the first stage of...
Read moreEU braces for fallout from France’s political crisis as Macron’s government collapses
BRUSSELS (Realist English). France’s deepening political paralysis is fueling concern across Europe that a prolonged crisis could weaken the eurozone’s...
Read moreEcuador’s President Daniel Noboa attacked during protests over fuel subsidy cuts
QUITO (Realist English). Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed on Tuesday after protesters attacked his motorcade with rocks and what...
Read moreTrump weighs invoking Insurrection Act as National Guard troops deploy to Chicago amid legal battles
CHICAGO (Realist English). Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers gathered Tuesday at an Army Reserve base outside Chicago, as President...
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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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