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France faces political crossroads after Lecornu’s resignation: dissolution or early presidential vote?
PARIS (Realist English). Following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government, France is entering uncharted political...
Read moreFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigns hours after unveiling new cabinet
PARIS (Realist English). France’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after naming his cabinet, plunging...
Read moreIran says Europe’s role in future nuclear talks will be “significantly diminished”
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that European powers had “undermined their standing” in efforts...
Read moreSanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female prime minister — but her policies remain staunchly conservative
TOKYO (Realist English). Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative politician and longtime member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is...
Read moreBurundi’s president touts revival as hunger and poverty persist
BUJUMBURA (Realist English). In the Buterere district of Burundi’s capital, Amisia Aleko, 40, recalls the last time she and her...
Read moreIsrael, Hamas signal readiness to begin Trump’s Gaza peace plan
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel’s government and military announced early Saturday that they are preparing to implement the first stage of...
Read moreIndia and China to resume direct flights after five-year freeze
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India and China will restart direct flights between select cities later this month, ending a five-year...
Read moreBrazil’s lower house approves income tax exemption up to 5,000 reais
BRASILIA (Realist English). Brazil’s lower house of Congress has unanimously approved a bill to exempt monthly incomes of up to...
Read moreItaly projects deficit to fall to 3% of GDP in 2025 amid stronger tax revenues
ROME (Realist English). Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government expects Italy’s public deficit to decline to 3% of GDP in 2025,...
Read moreHamas and Turkey condemn Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Hamas on Wednesday night denounced Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, calling it a “crime of piracy...
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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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