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White House warns shutdown could cost $15bn a week and deepen job losses
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump’s economic advisers have warned that a prolonged government shutdown could inflict serious damage on...
Read moreUS hours from shutdown as parties trade blame over health care and spending
WASHINGTON (Realist English). With a government shutdown set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked on...
Read moreTony Blair backs Trump’s Gaza plan despite Labour unease
LONDON (Realist English). Former British prime minister Sir Tony Blair has endorsed Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war,...
Read moreTrump unveils comprehensive plan to end Gaza war after meeting Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House on Monday released President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza following...
Read moreMoldova’s pro-EU party wins majority in parliamentary elections
CHISINAU (Realist English). Moldova’s pro-European governing party secured a decisive majority in parliamentary elections over the weekend, defeating pro-Russian rivals...
Read moreSpeculation grows over Gaza war deal as Netanyahu heads to White House
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The decision to add a press conference to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with US President Donald...
Read moreMusk’s rhetoric sparks debate over convergence of tech moguls and populist leaders
LONDON (Realist English). Elon Musk’s speech at the “Unite the Kingdom” rally, organised this month by far-right activist Tommy Robinson,...
Read moreTrump orders troop deployment to Portland, authorizes use of ‘full force’ against domestic threats
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy troops...
Read moreNetanyahu tells UN Israel crushed Iran’s nuclear program, rejects Palestinian statehood
NEW YORK (Realist English). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, declared that...
Read moreChina’s Premier Li Qiang warns against ‘hegemonism’ in UN debut speech
NEW YORK (Realist English). Chinese Premier Li Qiang, the country’s second-highest official, used his first major address at the United...
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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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