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Thailand’s former leader Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted of royal defamation charges
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted on Friday of charges of insulting the monarchy, a...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump intervention
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thailand and Cambodia signaled readiness on Sunday to begin ceasefire negotiations following mediation by U.S. President Donald...
Thaksin Shinawatra fights royal defamation charges amid political dynasty’s decline
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s ousted prime minister and longtime political heavyweight, appeared in a Bangkok court this week...
Thaksin Shinawatra’s fall marks the twilight of an era in Thai politics
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thaksin Shinawatra, once the defining force of Thailand’s populist politics, is watching his decades-long political empire crumble....
Political turmoil deepens in Thailand as PM Paetongtarn sidelined by court
BANGKOK (Realist English). Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, escalating a political crisis that now...
Protests in Bangkok call for Thai PM Paetongtarn’s resignation over Cambodia controversy
BANGKOK (Realist English). Hundreds of protesters gathered in Bangkok on Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as...
Moscow claims near-total control of Luhansk as top general outlines next campaign phase
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian chief of the General Staff and commander of the joint forces in Ukraine, Army General Valery...
Russia delivers humanitarian aid to Artsakh Armenian refugees, expands “Russian Houses” abroad
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia has launched a large-scale humanitarian initiative to support Armenian refugees displaced from Artsakh, while also expanding...
Trump says US will admit 600,000 Chinese students, doubling current number
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that his administration would allow 600,000 Chinese students to study...
Russia and India reaffirm strategic partnership during Moscow talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a joint press conference in...
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...
A meeting of minds across time: Alaska’s role in U.S.–Russia history
MOSCOW (Realist English). In recent days, Alaska has become the center of global attention. Many different historical facts connected with...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
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