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Australia launches largest defence overhaul since World War II
SYDNEY (Realist English). Australia has embarked on its biggest military modernization drive since the Second World War, committing more than...
Australia to ban stalking and ‘nudify’ apps under new online safety reforms
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australia will prohibit applications that enable stalking and the creation of non-consensual deepfake nudes, the government announced...
Australians stage mass pro-Palestinian rallies as ties with Israel deteriorate
SYDNEY (Realist English). Thousands of Australians joined nationwide pro-Palestinian demonstrations on Sunday, organizers said, amid worsening relations between Israel and...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy wins $6.5bn Australian frigate deal in landmark naval export
TOKYO (Realist English). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been named Australia’s preferred bidder to build up to 11 general-purpose frigates,...
Albanese re-elected, holds warm call with Trump amid tariff tensions
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had a “warm and positive” conversation with U.S. President Donald...
The European security architecture must take into account the Russian factor: Austrian Foreign Ministry
VIENNA (Realist English). February 24, 2022 was a violent shock that pulled us out of our dreams of a post-national...
Australia accelerates missile upgrades due to growing threats
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats...
Australia’s Prime Minister declined to meet with new Ambassador of China
CANBERRA (Realist English). Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refuses to meet with the new Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian, who was...
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...
Putin convenes Security Council over Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear testing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday to discuss Washington’s...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
Russia’s elite: from Soviet nomenklatura to state corporations
MOSCOW (Realist English). The specificity of the Russian elite is defined by the nature of its origins: it grew out...
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