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Trump faces backlash after Easter speech as calls for removal grow
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a wave of criticism from lawmakers and commentators following his Easter...
Read moreHungary election 2026: Orban faces strongest challenge in over a decade
BUDAPEST (Realist English). Hungary is heading into one of its most consequential elections since the end of communism, with Prime...
Read moreJapan PM Takaichi’s approval dips as oil crisis fuels public concern
TOKYO (Realist English). Approval for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet has edged lower as public dissatisfaction rises over the government’s...
Read moreCameroon approves vice president role amid opposition backlash
YAOUNDE (Realist English). Cameroon’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment creating the position of vice president, a move that supporters...
Read moreMin Aung Hlaing becomes president as Myanmar’s military cements power
NAY PYI TAW (Realist English). Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has been elected president by a newly formed parliament,...
Read moreBurkina Faso’s Traore tells citizens to “forget democracy” after party ban
OUAGADOUGOU (Realist English). Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traore has called on citizens to “forget” about democracy, marking a sharp...
Read moreTrump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, appoints Todd Blanche as interim chief
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche...
Read moreTrump frames Iran war as support for regional partners
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States entered the war with Iran primarily to support its...
Read moreTrump says US could end Iran strikes within weeks
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States could wind down its military campaign against Iran within...
Read moreKnesset approves death penalty expansion for terrorism cases
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has approved a controversial bill expanding the use of the death penalty in...
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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....
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...
China No Longer Seeks U.S. Approval
BEIJING (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China on May 14–15 passed with surprising calm and almost none...
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