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‘Goodbye Trump’: Europe seeks new trade allies in Asia-Pacific
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Frustrated by escalating trade tensions with Donald Trump, the European Union is turning its gaze eastward, pursuing...
China continues to buy Iranian oil despite US sanctions as shadow supply chain thrives
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s imports of Iranian oil have nearly doubled in the past two years, defying stringent US sanctions...
China’s rare earth dominance hinges on fragile supply from war-torn Myanmar
BEIJING (Realist English). As Beijing tightens export controls on rare earth elements — causing global supply shocks and reinforcing its...
China walks a tightrope as U.S. strikes Iran, balancing oil security and global positioning
BEIJING (Realist English). As the United States joined Israel in bombing Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend, China reaffirmed its...
Israel–Iran conflict threatens China’s oil security and regional influence
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s energy security and Middle East ambitions are under growing pressure as Israel’s attacks on Iran threaten...
Putin and Xi condemn Israeli actions, reaffirm partnership in Middle East call
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone call on Wednesday, focusing primarily...
US-China trade talks in London end in silence, fuelling uncertainty over global supply chains
LONDON (Realist English). High-level trade negotiations between the United States and China concluded last week in London with no public...
India aims to build rare earth independence amid global supply crisis
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India is accelerating efforts to develop its own rare earth element (REE) industry as global concerns...
Japan protests after Chinese fighter jet narrowly misses MSDF patrol plane
TOKYO (Realist English). A Chinese J-15 fighter jet flew within just 45 meters of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)...
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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