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China launches large-scale military drills around Taiwan
TAIPEI (Realist English). China has launched a new round of large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, deploying army, naval, air force...
Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of deadly border fighting
PHNOM PENH (Realist English). Thailand and Cambodia reached a ceasefire agreement on Saturday, bringing to a halt weeks of intense...
Bangladesh opposition leader Tarique Rahman returns home after 17 years in exile
DHAKA (Realist English). Senior Bangladeshi opposition figure Tarique Rahman returned to the country on Thursday after 17 years in exile,...
India’s rupee sinks to Asia’s weakest currency as US trade deal stalls
NEW DELHI (Realist English). The Indian rupee has become Asia’s worst-performing currency this year, weighed down by stalled negotiations on...
China protests Japan over ruling party official’s visit to Taiwan
BEIJING (Realist English). China has lodged a formal diplomatic complaint with Japan over a visit by a senior official from...
India–US trade talks stall as tariffs eclipse early optimism
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Relations between India and the United States, which appeared set for a breakthrough at the start of...
Japan sets $19bn investment target for Central Asia in push to counter China’s influence
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has announced a five-year target of $19 billion in business projects across Central Asia, signalling a...
China completes first flight of CH-7 stealth drone
BEIJING (Realist English). China has successfully carried out the maiden flight of its latest long-endurance stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, the...
China’s slowdown deepens as retail sales and investment weaken in November
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s economic slowdown became more entrenched in November, with retail sales posting their weakest year-on-year growth since...
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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