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Israel-Palestine Conflict
Netanyahu rejects safe passage for Hamas militants despite Trump’s ceasefire plan
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out any “safe exit” for around 200 Hamas fighters reportedly...
JD Vance visits Israel, says Gaza ceasefire “going better than expected”
KIRYAT GAT (Realist English). U.S. Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would...
Trump declares Gaza war ‘over’ as Netanyahu hesitates to endorse full ceasefire
JERUSALEM (Realist English). As President Donald Trump departed the Middle East on Monday, he left behind a region that has...
Hamas frees 20 Israeli hostages as Israel releases nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza truce deal
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Hamas released 20 Israeli hostages on Monday as part of a wide-ranging prisoner swap agreement designed...
Trump declares Gaza war ‘over’ as he flies to Israel to celebrate ceasefire and hostage release
TEL AVIV (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that the war in Gaza was “over,” expressing confidence...
U.S. to deploy 200 troops to Israel to support Gaza ceasefire mission
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States will send about 200 military personnel to Israel to assist in implementing and monitoring...
Israel ratifies ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas under Trump peace plan
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel’s cabinet has approved a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, paving the way for the suspension...
Spain enacts permanent arms embargo on Israel over Gaza war
MADRID (Realist English). Spain’s parliament on Wednesday approved a permanent arms embargo on Israel, formally enshrining into law a complete...
Israel, Hamas signal readiness to begin Trump’s Gaza peace plan
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel’s government and military announced early Saturday that they are preparing to implement the first stage of...
China’s exports rebound, but U.S.-bound shipments plunge for eighth straight month
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports returned to growth in November, outperforming market expectations, even as shipments to the United States...
Putin’s New Delhi visit signals resilience of India-Russia partnership amid global turbulence
NEW DELHI (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India for the 23rd Annual Summit was far more than a...
Maduro confirms phone call with Trump amid rising military tensions between Venezuela and the US
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed that he spoke by phone with US President Donald Trump late...
Sudan war fuels expanding arms and mercenary networks across Africa, new report warns
NAIROBI (Realist English). The war between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered the growth of a...
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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