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TSMC posts record $15 billion quarterly profit as AI demand drives global chip boom
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, reported a near 40% surge in quarterly net profit, driven...
Tokyo warns firms they’re ‘on their own’ in Taiwan evacuation scenario
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese government officials have quietly told domestic companies they would be “on their own” in the event...
Taiwan’s military trains in metro stations and city streets as Han Kuang drills enter urban phase
TAIPEI (Realist English). In a dramatic shift in military readiness, Taiwan’s armed forces brought the country’s annual Han Kuang exercise...
Without chips from Taiwan, the global economy will slow down worse than during the pandemic
TAIPEI (Realist English). When it comes to semiconductors, China needs Taiwan more than the other way around, the CNBC article...
The PLA threatens the US with a military response for trying to separate Taiwan from PRC
SINGAPORE (Realist English). The People's Liberation Army warned the United States that any attempt to break off Taiwan from mainland...
Putin and Japarov reaffirm strategic partnership at Kyrgyz–Russian talks
BISHKEK (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held bilateral talks at the “Yntymak Ordo” state...
Trump plunges into 2026 midterms early as GOP scrambles over economy and slipping polls
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to shape next year’s midterm elections, taking an unusually hands-on role...
China and U.S. hold 2025 maritime safety talks in Hawaii amid efforts to manage military risks
HONOLULU (Realist English). China and the United States convened the second working-group meeting and the 2025 annual session under the...
CBO cuts $1 trillion from Trump’s projected tariff revenues
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Congressional Budget Office has sharply reduced its forecast for tariff revenues, cutting an estimated $1 trillion...
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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