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China’s sweeping purge of PLA generals intensifies as Xi’s anti-corruption campaign reaches highest ranks
BEIJING (Realist English). Even by the standards of President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft drive, the scale of recent investigations into alleged...
India’s inflation drops to 0.25% in October, raising expectations of further RBI easing
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India’s consumer inflation eased to 0.25% in October, coming in well below economists’ expectations and reinforcing...
At least 12 killed in suicide bombing outside Islamabad court complex
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). A suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has killed at least 12 people...
Japan protests Chinese diplomat’s “threatening” remarks toward Prime Minister Takaichi
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has filed a formal protest with China after Beijing’s Consul General in Osaka, Xue Jian, posted...
China prepares rescue mission for Tiangong astronauts after debris strike
BEIJING (Realist English). China is preparing an emergency mission to retrieve three astronauts from its Tiangong space station, after debris...
Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Japan reports record rise in school absenteeism and bullying cases for 12th consecutive year
TOKYO (Realist English). The number of Japanese elementary and junior high school students absent for 30 days or more hit...
China injects ¥200bn in new special bond quotas to boost provincial investment
BEIJING (Realist English). China has allocated an additional ¥200 billion ($28.1 billion) in special bond quotas to support investment and...
Myanmar rebel group reaches China-brokered truce with military government after months of fighting
KUNMING (Realist English). An ethnic armed group in Myanmar has reached a ceasefire agreement with the military-led government, ending months...
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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