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Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military as probes target top commanders
BEIJING (Realist English). China has opened investigations into the last two senior leaders of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) who...
Over 60% of expected PLA attendees absent from Party plenum amid corruption crackdown
BEIJING (Realist English). President Xi Jinping’s tightening grip over China’s armed forces was on full display this autumn as an...
Xi Jinping calls for stricter legal control over religion in China
BEIJING (Realist English). President Xi Jinping has called for stronger legislation and tighter law enforcement governing religion, underscoring the Communist...
Chinese scholar calls for creation of independent international relations framework
BEIJING (Realist English). China should develop its own international relations knowledge system, grounded in its history, cultural traditions and geopolitical...
Putin and Xi condemn Israeli actions, reaffirm partnership in Middle East call
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone call on Wednesday, focusing primarily...
Putin and Xi reaffirm ‘combat-tested’ Russia-China partnership during Kremlin visit
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a joint press statement on May 8...
Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow, hails China-Russia ties as a model for major powers
MOSCOW (Realist English). Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on May 8 for a state visit commemorating the 80th...
Xi Jinping arrives in Riyadh for the Sino-Arab summit
RIYADH (Realist English). On December 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in Riyadh for a three-day visit, where he...
US and China strike cautious tone at Munich Security Conference
MUNICH (Realist English). The United States and China signaled a willingness to manage their strategic rivalry during back-to-back speeches at...
Russia’s external public debt rises above $60bn for first time since 2006
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s external public debt stood at $61.97 billion as of February 1, 2026, according to data from...
Stephen Miller’s growing influence reshapes Trump’s second-term agenda
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser long associated with hardline immigration policies, has become one of...
Trump favors renewed Iran diplomacy after talks with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump said he wants to continue pursuing a diplomatic agreement with Iran following a three-hour...
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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