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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...
Canada advances major west-coast pipeline to cut reliance on US market
OTTAWA (Realist English). Prime Minister Mark Carney has reached a landmark agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to begin work...
Canada’s western rift deepens as Alberta pushes new pipeline to Pacific despite fierce opposition from British Columbia
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canada’s effort to reduce its economic dependence on the United States is colliding with a renewed battle...
Brookfield raises $20bn for record energy transition fund amid AI-driven power boom
TORONTO (Realist English). Brookfield Asset Management has closed a $20bn fund dedicated to energy transition projects, one of the largest...
Canada turns to Nordic partners to reduce U.S. trade reliance and expand defence ties
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canada is stepping up defence and trade cooperation with Nordic countries as part of efforts to lessen...
Canadian oil sands emerge as lowest-cost producers in North America amid global downturn
CALGARY (Realist English). Canada’s oil sands producers — including Imperial Oil, Suncor, and Cenovus — have become some of the...
Canada bets on LNG to fuel its energy future and counter US trade risks
KITIMAT (Realist English). Once dubbed “the town of tomorrow,” the remote community of Kitimat in British Columbia is again at...
Canada slaps 100% tariffs on non-US steel and aluminium amid escalating trade dispute
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced sweeping new trade measures on Thursday to protect Canada’s steel and...
Carney pledges support for oil sector and emissions cuts as Canada repositions for Trump-era trade
SASKATOON (Realist English). Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to work closely with Canada’s oil industry to increase production and...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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