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Drone firm backed by Donald Trump Jr wins major Pentagon contract
WASHINGTON (Realist English). A Florida-based drone manufacturer Unusual Machines, partially owned by Donald Trump Jr, has secured its largest-ever contract...
Bessent under fire over U.S. multibillion-dollar bailout of Argentina
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing mounting criticism over the Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar financial rescue of...
Japan’s exports rebound in September as Asia demand offsets U.S. decline
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports rose 4.2% year on year in September, ending a four-month slump as stronger demand from...
Pentagon tightens control over communications with Congress
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Pentagon has imposed new restrictions on how military officials communicate with Congress, following two internal memos...
North Korea conducts first missile tests in five months ahead of Trump’s Asia visit
SEOUL (Realist English). North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday — its first such tests in five months...
JD Vance visits Israel, says Gaza ceasefire “going better than expected”
KIRYAT GAT (Realist English). U.S. Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would...
US Army courts Wall Street giants for $150bn infrastructure overhaul
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Army has invited leading Wall Street private equity firms — including Apollo, Carlyle, KKR, and...
Trump cuts U.S. funding to Colombia, calls President Petro “an illegal drug dealer” amid escalating tensions
WASHINGTON / BOGOTÁ (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would end all financial assistance to...
Thousands rally across the U.S. in “No Kings” protests against Trump’s rule
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Tens of thousands of Americans took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to protest...
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...
OPEC+ halts planned output hikes amid fears of oil glut in early 2026
VIENNA (Realist English). The OPEC+ alliance has decided to pause its oil production increases in the first quarter of 2026,...
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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