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Xi Jinping removes top general and eight senior PLA commanders in sweeping military purge
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping has dismissed General He Weidong, the second-highest-ranking officer in the People’s Liberation Army...
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...
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...
China condemns Trump’s 100% tariffs as “hypocritical,” defends rare earth export curbs but avoids retaliation
BEIJING (Realist English). China on Sunday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods as “hypocritical and...
India and China to resume direct flights after five-year freeze
NEW DELHI (Realist English). India and China will restart direct flights between select cities later this month, ending a five-year...
China tests prototype of global missile defence platform
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese scientists say they have deployed a working prototype of a global missile defence system capable of...
Xi Jinping calls for stricter legal control over religion in China
BEIJING (Realist English). President Xi Jinping has called for stronger legislation and tighter law enforcement governing religion, underscoring the Communist...
China posts first industrial profit growth since April amid Xi’s push to curb price wars
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s industrial sector returned to growth in August, marking the first monthly profit increase since April, as...
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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