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U.S. troop reduction in Romania signals shift in strategy — at the wrong time and in the wrong place
BUCHAREST (Realist English). The decision by Washington to withdraw some U.S. troops from NATO’s eastern flank, including from Romania, has...
Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor
NEW YORK (Realist English). Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, making history as the...
Trump says Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips will be reserved for U.S. companies, barred from China
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that Nvidia’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips will be reserved exclusively...
CIA chief Ratcliffe visits Brussels to reassure EU of U.S. reliability amid tensions over Trump’s foreign policy
BRUSSELS (Realist English). CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a discreet visit to Brussels this week, holding meetings with top European...
U.S. envoy calls Lebanon a “failed state” with a “dinosaur government,” urges normalization with Israel
MANAMA (Realist English). U.S. Ambassador Thomas Barrack described Lebanon as a “failed state” governed by “dinosaurs,” casting doubt on the...
Nigeria says it will accept U.S. help against militants if sovereignty is respected
ABUJA (Realist English). Nigeria said it would welcome assistance from the United States in combating armed groups — but only...
Trump threatens military action against Nigeria over alleged anti-Christian violence
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to launch military attacks against Nigeria, citing alleged anti-Christian violence and...
Kamala Harris says persistence, not taking ‘no’ for an answer, shaped her career
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris says that refusing to take “no” for an answer has been...
Investors split as Google, Meta* and Microsoft pour nearly $80bn into AI infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO (Realist English). The world’s largest tech companies — Google, Meta*, and Microsoft — collectively spent almost $80 billion...
Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress after nearly 40 years in office
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing California Democrat who became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the...
Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Putin convenes Security Council over Trump’s call to resume U.S. nuclear testing
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday to discuss Washington’s...
Putin appoints Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of Tver region
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Vitaly Korolyov as acting governor of the Tver region, according to...
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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