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Colombian politicians turn toward China as relations with Trump-led Washington deteriorate
BOGOTÁ (Realist English). China is rapidly expanding its political and economic footprint in Colombia as relations between Bogotá and Washington...
Peru declares border emergency as Venezuelan migrants flee Chile amid election-driven tensions
LIMA (Realist English). President José Jerí announced Friday that Peru will impose a state of emergency along its southern border...
Maduro vows to resist U.S. pressure as tensions escalate over maritime strikes
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pledged on Tuesday to oppose any U.S. attempt to remove him from power,...
U.S. prepares new phase of operations against Maduro government
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States is preparing to launch a new phase of operations targeting Venezuela in the coming...
Bolsonaro asks Brazil’s top court to let him serve 27-year sentence under house arrest
BRASÍLIA (Realist English). Lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have petitioned Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to allow...
Chile’s presidential race heads to December runoff between Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast
SANTIAGO (Realist English). Chile’s presidential election will go to a December 14 runoff after left-wing former labour minister Jeannette Jara...
Chile heads to the polls amid crime fears and political polarisation
SANTIAGO (Realist English). Chile votes on Sunday in a presidential and parliamentary election widely expected to tilt to the right,...
US weighs historical parallels as calls grow for action against Maduro
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A debate in Washington over how to confront Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is reviving comparisons with the 1989...
Philanthropy in Latin America could unlock $5 billion a year with just 1% of private wealth, new report finds
NEW YORK (Realist English). A new report supported by The Rockefeller Foundation urges a bold transformation of philanthropy in Latin...
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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