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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...
China urges South Korea to reject ‘decoupling’ in first call with new foreign minister
BEIJING/SEOUL (Realist English). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on South Korea to resist economic "decoupling" and pursue a...
China showcases AI ambitions at WAIC, positioning itself as global tech partner over U.S. dominance
SHANGHAI (Realist English). China has used its largest artificial intelligence event since the rise of homegrown champion DeepSeek to signal...
Russia boosts gas exports to China as Europe’s loss weighs on revenues
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is expected to increase its pipeline exports of natural gas to China by around 25% this...
Lula warns US action against Venezuela would trigger humanitarian disaster
FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Realist English). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that any armed intervention in Venezuela...
Putin says Russia has no plans for new military operations, blames West for tensions
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow is not planning any new special military operations,...
Maduro rejects Trump’s claims over Venezuelan oil and land, accuses US of colonial ambitions
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about “reclaiming” Venezuelan land...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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