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Taiwan rejects US push to relocate semiconductor supply chain
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has told the United States that plans to shift a large portion of the island’s semiconductor...
Takaichi’s LDP secures two-thirds supermajority in Japanese lower house election
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has secured a two-thirds supermajority...
Bhumjaithai wins Thai general election, opening path to more stable government
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thailand’s ruling Bhumjaithai Party, led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, has emerged as the clear winner of...
Rising global demand drives record prices for South Korea’s dried seaweed
SEOUL (Realist English). Dried seaweed, known locally as gim, has long been a cheap staple on South Korean dining tables....
Xi tells Trump Taiwan is central issue in US–China relations
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s leader Xi Jinping described Taiwan as “the most important issue” in relations between Beijing and Washington...
India unveils record spending on infrastructure and defence in 2026–27 budget
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India will spend a record amount on infrastructure and defence in the 2026–27 financial year, Finance...
Japan’s largest cities lose population as demographic decline accelerates
TOKYO (Realist English). Nearly half of Japan’s 20 largest cities — each with a population exceeding 700,000 — have recorded...
India targets narrower deficit and lower debt as budget prioritises manufacturing push
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India’s government has outlined plans for a modest improvement in its fiscal position in the next...
China weighs steps to protect maritime interests amid tougher US ship seizures
BEIJING (Realist English). China is assessing options to safeguard its maritime and commercial interests as the United States steps up...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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