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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...
Xi tells Trump China and U.S. should be “partners and friends” as leaders meet to ease trade tensions
GYEONGJU (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that Beijing and Washington should be “partners and friends”, during his...
IMF chief warns U.S.-China rare earth standoff could threaten global growth
WASHINGTON (Realist English). International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that she hopes the United States...
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...
Trump announces 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports, new export controls on critical software
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States will impose 100% tariffs on all imports...
China tests prototype of global missile defence platform
BEIJING (Realist English). Chinese scientists say they have deployed a working prototype of a global missile defence system capable of...
White House outlines TikTok agreement giving U.S. oversight of app’s core technology
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House said Saturday that a prospective agreement on TikTok would place U.S. companies in charge...
China’s exports to U.S. plunge 33% as overall growth slows to six-month low
BEIJING (Realist English). China’s exports to the United States fell 33 percent in August, customs data showed Monday, dragging overall...
China warns US against eroding people-to-people ties after proposed visa overhaul
WASHINGTON (Realist English). China’s ambassador to the United States Xie Feng on Wednesday cautioned against undermining cultural and educational exchanges,...
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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