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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)...
China’s military-civil fusion opens defence sector to private firms — but at a cost
BEIJING (Realist English). For years, China’s promises to allow private firms into the defence sector remained largely symbolic. But since...
China leads global energy investment as solar PV becomes top-funded technology, IEA reports
PARIS (Realist English). Global energy investment is expected to hit an all-time high of $3.3 trillion in 2025, driven by...
China accuses U.S. of breaking trade truce, threatens retaliation over rare earths dispute
BEIJING (Realist English). China has accused the United States of “seriously violating” a recently agreed trade truce, warning of retaliatory...
China slams U.S. chip export curbs as Trump accuses Beijing of trade deal violations
BEIJING / WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Chinese government has sharply criticized the United States for what it calls “discriminatory restrictions”...
China’s Lhasa destroyer enters next-gen warfare era with airborne radar integration
BEIJING (Realist English). China has unveiled a major leap in its naval warfare capability, confirming that its most advanced destroyer,...
Nvidia CEO slams US export controls, says China now building competitive AI chips
TAIPEI (Realist English). Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has sharply criticized U.S. export restrictions aimed at curbing China’s access to advanced...
China imposes up to 74.9% anti-dumping tariffs on U.S., EU, Japanese, and Taiwanese engineering plastics
BEIJING (Realist English). China announced on Sunday the imposition of anti-dumping duties of up to 74.9% on imports of POM...
China declares victory in US trade deal as tariffs cut from 145% to 30%
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s government, state media, and online influencers are hailing a temporary trade agreement with the United States...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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