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Kim Jong Un showcases new ICBM at North Korea’s military parade attended by Russian and Chinese envoys
PYONGYANG (Realist English). North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a massive military parade showcasing the country’s newest Hwasong-20...
Kim Yo Jong dismisses Seoul’s outreach, signals Pyongyang’s deeper pivot to Moscow
SEOUL (Realist English). Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rejected diplomatic overtures from...
Gerasimov confirms DPRK participation in the liberation of Kursk region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov officially confirmed the participation 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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