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Trump holds talks with Putin ahead of Zelensky meeting amid debate over new weapons for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of a...
Trump confirms CIA covert operations in Venezuela, escalating U.S. campaign against Maduro
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct...
Iraq aims to end reliance on Iranian gas by 2028
BAGHDAD (Realist English). Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has pledged to end the country’s $4 billion dependence on Iranian...
Trump declares Gaza war ‘over’ as Netanyahu hesitates to endorse full ceasefire
JERUSALEM (Realist English). As President Donald Trump departed the Middle East on Monday, he left behind a region that has...
Hamas frees 20 Israeli hostages as Israel releases nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza truce deal
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Hamas released 20 Israeli hostages on Monday as part of a wide-ranging prisoner swap agreement designed...
Trump declares Gaza war ‘over’ as he flies to Israel to celebrate ceasefire and hostage release
TEL AVIV (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that the war in Gaza was “over,” expressing confidence...
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...
US allows Qatar to build air force facility at Idaho base amid deepening defence ties
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The United States will allow Qatar to construct an air force facility at Mountain Home Air Force...
Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Armenian battalion named after Marshal Bagramyan established in Donetsk: veterans of Abkhazia hand over their banner to Donbas volunteers
MOSCOW (Realist English). On 6 May, a historic ceremony of handing over a battle banner took place at the Cathedral of...
Sheaito Moussallam: Iran is the main obstacle to Greater Israel
BEIRUT (Realist English). The Middle East today is an echo of exploding bombs, diplomatic dead ends, and dozens of contradictory interpretations...
‘Capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy’: Larry Fink on inequality, AI and the evolution of markets
NEW YORK (Realist English). Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest investment company with $14 trillion in assets...
Lula and Trump Find “Chemistry” as China Is Pushed Out of Latin America
BRASILIA (Realist English). Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s popular left‑wing president, recently visited the United States. Contrary to sceptical forecasts,...
Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Since the US and Israeli war against Iran began in late February 2026, President Donald Trump has struggled...
Oil Shock Worsens the Plight of the Poor in Asia and Africa
MOSCOW (Realist English). The conflict in the Middle East, triggered by a joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, has led to...
Baku hysteria: Aliyev demands Russia remove Nagorno-Karabakh from Channel One map
BAKU (Realist English). Another bout of political allergy has struck Baku. Ilham Aliyev's dictatorial regime demanded "clear explanations" from Russia after...
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