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Hamas releases ‘farewell picture’ of 48 Israeli captives as Gaza offensive escalates
GAZA (Realist English). The armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, published on Saturday what it described as a “farewell...
Germany’s Holocaust legacy tested as Gaza war sparks debate over sanctions on Israel
MADRID (Realist English). Germany will finalize its stance on potential European Union sanctions against Israel ahead of an EU meeting...
Ex-PA officer forms armed group against Hamas in Khan Younis, claims support from locals and foreign backers
KHAN YOUNIS (Realist English). A former Palestinian Authority security officer says he has formed a group in southern Gaza to...
Senior Hamas official recounts survival of Israeli strike in Doha
DOHA (Realist English). A senior Hamas figure has spoken publicly for the first time since last week’s Israeli strike in...
Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City amid mounting casualties and global condemnation
GAZA CITY (Realist English). Israeli troops and tanks pressed further into Gaza City on Wednesday, the second day of a...
UN rights chief urges Israel to halt Gaza City assault
GENEVA (Realist English). The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday urged Israel to halt its...
Israel and U.S. present united front amid outcry over Doha strike and Gaza offensive
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israel and the United States sought to project unity on Monday as international criticism mounted over Israeli...
Egypt warns Israel against targeting Hamas leaders in Cairo
CAIRO (Realist English). Senior Egyptian officials have accused Israel of plotting to assassinate Hamas leaders residing in Cairo and warned...
Israeli protesters set fires near Netanyahu’s residence amid demands for captive exchange with Hamas
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli protesters on Wednesday set fire to several cars, tires, and recycling bins near the residence of...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Maria Nikiforova: Young people of the liberated territories are waiting for peace and justice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Maria Nikiforova, an expert on youth policy at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian...
Is Iran’s survival not a victory? Tehran under US and Israeli pressure
TEL AVIV (Realist English). For decades, Iran defined victory in expansive terms: exporting revolution, rolling back US influence, and ultimately eliminating...
UAE boosts production bypassing OPEC, but oil prices rise
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS, Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov has analysed for Realist English the possible consequences of...
Kurdish Genocide: From the Ottoman Empire to Erdoğan — a Chronicle of a Century of Terror
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Crimes against the Kurdish people have not been isolated episodes but have been carried out by successive Turkish...
Will Trump and Xi Agree on a New World Order?
BEIJING (Realist English). Relations between the United States and China in May 2026 can best be described as an “armed...
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