Cold War
On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard
On this day in 1955, Bulgarian MiG fighters brought down El Al Flight 402, killing all 58 people aboard and setting off a Cold War dispute over responsibility and justice.
Hamas's Yahya Sinwar welcomed apocalyptic nuclear war if it meant destroying Israel - analysis
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On Human Fraternity Day we should call out extremism in all its forms
It is time that moderates from different cultures and religions pool their energies and start making their own, more constructive noise. This would be the greatest realization of human fraternity.
South Korea's former president Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
Roh Tae-woo, the former South Korean president and decorated war veteran who played a pivotal but controversial role in the country's transition to democracy, died on Tuesday at the age of 88.
On This Day: 35 years since US-USSR Reykjavik Summit for nuclear talks
Though the summit ended when talks fell through, the progress it achieved led to the signing of the INF treaty between the US and USSR.
N.Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing COVID-19, dashing S.Korea hopes
It will be the first time North Korea has missed a Summer Olympics since it boycotted Seoul in 1988 amid the Cold War.
Soviet labor camp found where monument of Stalin once stood in Prague
It's been almost 60 years since the 51-foot statue of Stalin was brought down.
Russia has begun spaceplane project, says Soviet shuttle designer
"The goal has now been set and the development of a multi-use civilian complex with an orbital plane is in full swing," Olga Sokolova was quoted as saying in comments posted on Molniya's website.
Russia names new COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' in reference to Cold War
The speed at which Russia is moving to roll out the vaccine has prompted some international scientists to question whether Moscow is putting national prestige before solid science and safety.
Will China conflict lead to a new Cold War?
None of America’s allies, not even one as desperate as Johnson, believes that China is a threat grave enough to justify a 40-year military confrontation.
Cold War with China does not involve Israel – best keep it that way
Middle Israel: Unlike the previous Cold War, this one does not involve Israel directly, and its task is to avoid getting drawn into it
Fourth spy of Manhattan Project unearthed from historical documents
Recently declassified FBI documents reveal the involvement of an additional spy associated with the Manhattan Project.