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China unveils world’s first jet-powered VTOL drone, promising new naval warfare capabilities
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese aerospace engineers have revealed what they claim is the world’s first jet-powered vertical take-off and landing...
Wife of South Korea’s ousted president arrested in widening special prosecutor probe
SEOUL (Realist English). Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested as...
Japan secures landmark frigate deal with Australia, advancing ambitions as global arms exporter
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has taken a major step toward becoming a significant player in the global arms market after...
China’s nuclear arsenal triples, reshaping global strategic balance
BEIJING (Realist English). Since 2020, China has tripled its nuclear warhead stockpile to an estimated 600, a dramatic departure from...
Cosco moves to reshape $23bn global ports deal with demand for major stake
HONG KONG (Realist English). Cosco, China’s state-owned shipping giant, is seeking a 20–30% stake in a proposed $23bn ports acquisition,...
China to drop Tibetan as core subject in university entrance exam
BEIJING (Realist English). China will remove the Tibetan language as a core subject in the national college entrance exam (gaokao)...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy wins $6.5bn Australian frigate deal in landmark naval export
TOKYO (Realist English). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been named Australia’s preferred bidder to build up to 11 general-purpose frigates,...
China-Europe Railway Middle Corridor surpasses 20,000-train milestone since 2013 launch
BEIJING (Realist English). The Middle Corridor of the China-Europe Railway Express has reached a key milestone, surpassing 20,000 cumulative train...
Bank of Japan holds rates, raises inflation outlook, fuelling rate hike speculation
TOKYO (Realist English). The Bank of Japan kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5% on Thursday but raised its...
Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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