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Trade War
China condemns Trump’s 100% tariffs as “hypocritical,” defends rare earth export curbs but avoids retaliation
BEIJING (Realist English). China on Sunday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods as “hypocritical and...
Brazil’s beef exports to China surge as trade tensions with U.S. reshape global agriculture
SÃO PAULO (Realist English). Brazil’s beef exports to China jumped 38.3% in September compared to a year earlier, reaching 187,340...
Experts dismiss EU’s $750bn energy pledge to US as unrealistic and politically driven
WASHINGTON / BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union’s commitment to purchase $750 billion worth of American energy over the next...
German carmakers brace for €10bn cash drain amid US tariffs and Chinese EV surge
FRANKFURT (Realist English). Germany’s top three carmakers — Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW — are expected to lose over €10bn in...
Trump’s 30% tariffs ignite EU backlash and threaten trade war escalation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 30% tariff on European Union products Saturday, triggering political...
US-China trade talks in London end in silence, fuelling uncertainty over global supply chains
LONDON (Realist English). High-level trade negotiations between the United States and China concluded last week in London with no public...
Xi Jinping launches diplomatic offensive against Trump’s anti-China trade bloc
BEIJING (Realist English). As the Trump administration gives U.S. allies a 90-day window to finalize new trade deals—excluding China—Beijing has...
Trump hits pause on tariffs, markets surge — but trade war far from over
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump announced a surprise 90-day pause on sweeping new tariffs Wednesday, replacing his controversial...
Trump threatens 50% tariff hike on China as trade war escalates
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports if Beijing...
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,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
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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