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Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced early Tuesday that Iran and Israel have agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire, signaling...
Read moreChina walks a tightrope as U.S. strikes Iran, balancing oil security and global positioning
BEIJING (Realist English). As the United States joined Israel in bombing Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend, China reaffirmed its...
Read moreIran strikes expose the powerlessness of the Global South
TEHRAN (Realist English). The joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have revealed not only Tehran’s strategic vulnerability but also...
Read moreGlobal leaders divided over Trump’s Iran strike as fears of broader conflict escalate
WASHINGTON (Realist English). World leaders issued a flurry of statements in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United...
Read moreTrump strikes Iran’s nuclear sites, sparking fears of full-scale war
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump has ordered a large-scale US airstrike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, dramatically escalating tensions in...
Read moreYermak under fire: U.S. frustrations grow with Kyiv’s diplomatic point man
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A growing chorus of U.S. officials from both political camps is expressing deep frustration with Andriy Yermak,...
Read moreCanada slaps 100% tariffs on non-US steel and aluminium amid escalating trade dispute
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced sweeping new trade measures on Thursday to protect Canada’s steel and...
Read moreFederal Reserve lowers 2025 growth forecast as Trump-era tariffs cloud rate cut outlook
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Reserve on Wednesday downgraded its outlook for the U.S. economy in 2025, signaling heightened uncertainty...
Read moreThe governance paradox of southern Algeria: Natural wealth, systemic neglect, and emerging instability
ALGIERS (Realist English). Southern Algeria—home to the country’s most strategic oil and gas fields—represents a paradox at the heart of...
Read moreTrump leaves G7 summit early as Israel–Iran conflict escalates
KANANASKIS (Realist English). President Donald Trump abruptly departed the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, cutting his visit short as...
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Putin speaks with Iran’s president amid escalating regional war
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday, expressing condolences...
China presses Iran for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
BEIJING (Realist English). China is negotiating with Iran to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas...
Iran’s regional strikes shake global energy markets
DUBAI (Realist English). Iran’s expanding military campaign across the Persian Gulf and beyond is putting growing pressure on global energy...
Israel planned assassination of Iran’s supreme leader months before strike, defense minister says
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved plans to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as early as...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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