Tag: Cold War

Merkel’s likely heir favors her centrist path for Germany

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DUESSELDORF, Germany — As a child of the Cold War in West Germany, Armin Laschet remembers when then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan came to Berlin...

Putin hails WW II heroes, warns of degrading Europe security

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi attack on the Soviet Union by hailing the country's...

Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit

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GENEVA — A year ago, Geneva was largely down on its diplomatic luck: The Trump administration had an “America First” policy that shunned the...

Russia deploys nuclear-capable bombers to Syria for training

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MOSCOW — The Russian military said Tuesday it has deployed three nuclear-capable long-range bombers to its base in Syria, a move that could strengthen...

Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies

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NEW YORK — Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre...

Russian FM: US-Russia ties worse than during Cold War

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MOSCOW — Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday that relations with the United States are now even worse than during the Cold War times because...

Review: In ‘The Courier,’ Cumberbatch is an everyman spy

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The new Cold War film “ The Courier ” about a Soviet whistleblower and the British businessman who helped transport information to Western intelligence...

Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 90

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MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev turned 90 on Tuesday, receiving greetings from the Kremlin and global leaders while Russians remained divided over...