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Trump unveils comprehensive plan to end Gaza war after meeting Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House on Monday released President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the war in Gaza following...
Tony Blair seeks role in Trump’s postwar Gaza plan
NEW YORK (Realist English). Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is being considered for a senior role in overseeing postwar...
France and allies move to recognise Palestinian statehood at UN summit
NEW YORK (Realist English). France, together with five other European nations, formally recognised Palestinian statehood on Monday during a high-level...
IDF says more than half a million civilians have fled Gaza City amid ongoing offensive
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said late Sunday that roughly 550,000 Palestinian civilians have now evacuated...
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...
Israel advances E1 settlement plan in defiance of international law
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has moved forward with the controversial E1 settlement...
Germany freezes arms exports to Israel over Gaza operations
BERLIN (Realist English). Germany will suspend all new arms export approvals to Israel for equipment that could be used in...
Netanyahu signals possible escalation in Gaza as Israeli ex-security chiefs call for war’s end
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted at a possible intensification of military operations in Gaza,...
Former EU foreign policy chief warns bloc is complicit in Israeli atrocities through inaction
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s former foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has sharply criticised the bloc’s continued inaction over...
«The Kurdish card is a weapon of major powers»: Yaşar Yakış on why Turkey missed its chance to solve the Kurdish issue
ANKARA (Realist English). Yaşar Yakış — a Turkish diplomat and statesman who served as Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Saudi...
Dmitry Novikov on his path to politics, the intelligentsia, the left movement, and why US aggression against Iran is a threat to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Chairman of the CPRF Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma...
“We Are Witnessing the Messianic Footsteps”: Avigdor Eskin on Israel’s War with Iran
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Israeli public figure and publicist Avigdor Eskin argues that we live in an era of “incredible acceleration,” when...
“Israel is not fighting the Iranian people, but the regime”: Alexander Tsinker on the goals of the operation against Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). The war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has entered its fifth...
Venezuela after Maduro: oil instead of democracy?
CARACAS (Realist English). When U.S. forces swooped into Caracas in January 2026 and seized President Nicolás Maduro, many Venezuelans inside and outside...
The deal was close, but Trump blew it up with social media posts
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Toward the end of last week, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal...
The story of Russian girl Kristina Romanova: a Mexican thriller with a terrible ending
MEXICO CITY (Realist English). Tatyana Poloskova, Doctor of Political Science, First Class State Advisor of the Russian Federation, based on her...
From Ayatollahs to Generals: Has Iran Shifted Under the Rule of Security Forces?
TEHRAN (Realist English). The Islamic Republic of Iran was built to be governed by clerics. It is now widely acknowledged as...
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