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Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military as probes target top commanders
BEIJING (Realist English). China has opened investigations into the last two senior leaders of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who...
Vietnam enters new phase as party chief To Lam consolidates power and pushes radical economic agenda
HANOI (Realist English). Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has confirmed To Lam for another five-year term as general secretary, marking the...
Canada and China strike landmark EV trade deal, cutting tariffs and reshaping auto ties
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canada and China have reached what officials described as a “landmark” trade agreement that sharply reduces tariffs...
Myanmar’s military-linked party widens lead as election enters final phase
NAYPYIDAW (Realist English). Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has extended its lead after the second round of...
Japan’s Takaichi plans snap election to strengthen fragile lower-house majority
TOKYO (Realist English). Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Japan’s parliament for a snap general...
China to upgrade J-20 stealth fighter with enhanced radar, engines and AI
BEIJING (Realist English). China is preparing a new round of upgrades for its J-20 stealth fighter, focusing on improved radar,...
Public opinion in Japan splits over future of Self-Defense Forces amid security concerns
TOKYO (Realist English). Nearly half of Japanese respondents believe the country’s Self-Defense Forces should remain at their current size and...
China condemns US seizure of Venezuelan president, calls for immediate release
BEIJING (Realist English). China has expressed strong concern over the United States’ reported seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and...
Taiwan president vows to defend sovereignty after Chinese military drills
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to defend the island’s sovereignty against what he described as China’s...
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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