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Japan’s opposition leaders fail to agree on joint candidate as ruling party struggles to retain power
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s three main opposition leaders met in Tokyo on Wednesday to discuss a unified strategy for selecting...
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to 48-hour ceasefire after deadly border clashes
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire after some of the worst fighting since...
China detains dozens of pastors from major underground church in largest Christian crackdown since 2018
BEIJING (Realist English). — Police in China detained dozens of pastors and leaders from one of the country’s largest underground...
One month after Nepal’s Gen Z uprising, wounded protester laments slow pace of change
KATHMANDU (Realist English). A month after Nepal’s youth-led uprising shook the country’s political establishment, 29-year-old Bohora remains in a hospital...
China’s exports surge 8.3% in September as trade tensions with U.S. intensify
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports rose at their fastest pace in six months in September, while imports posted their strongest...
Philippines accuses China of ramming vessel, using water cannon near Thitu Island
MANILA (Realist English). The Philippines accused Chinese maritime forces on Sunday of using water cannons and ramming a Filipino vessel...
Pakistan seizes 19 Afghan border posts after Taliban attacks
ISLAMABAD (Realist English). Pakistani security forces have captured 19 Afghan border posts following what Islamabad described as “unprovoked cross-border attacks”...
Kim Jong Un showcases new ICBM at North Korea’s military parade attended by Russian and Chinese envoys
PYONGYANG (Realist English). North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a massive military parade showcasing the country’s newest Hwasong-20...
Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female prime minister — but her policies remain staunchly conservative
TOKYO (Realist English). Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative politician and longtime member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is...
Iran war exposes global reliance on fragile energy routes
LONDON (Realist English). The war involving Iran has exposed the global economy’s dependence on vulnerable fossil fuel supply routes, intensifying...
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,...
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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