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Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies aged 91

Russian news agencies report death of last leader of Soviet Union at Central clinical hospital in Moscow

The Guardian - US

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalise the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91.

France 24

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

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Mikhail Gorbachev dead: Soviet Union's final leader who ended the Cold War dies aged 91

Former Russian president and the Soviet Union's last ever leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died - the political heavyweight ended the Cold War but failed to prevent the collapse of the USSR

Daily Mirror

It's 50 years since chess magician Bobby Fischer dazzled and baffled the world to emerge as champion

For better and for worse, Bobby Fischer's brilliant play and off-board antics were a catalyst for chess to achieve mainstream attention.

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Boris Johnson told: "It's time to deliver justice for Britain's nuclear test veterans"

Campaigners have asked the Prime Minister to use his last week in office to fulfil his promise to the victims of Cold War radiation experiments

Daily Mirror

The Kiwi who voiced a communist regime

How a Māori woman ended up broadcasting communist propaganda in 17 languages at one of the largest broadcasters in all of Europe - and gained a cult following.

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The inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to 'black' propaganda in Ukraine

In the early 1990s, Senator Patrick Moynihan campaigned for the abolition of the CIA. The brilliant campaigner thought the US Department of State should take over its intelligence functions. For him, the age of secrecy was over.

The Conversation

Sweden has broken its neutrality convention and sided with Ukraine. Does this matter?

Sweden’s decision to apply for NATO membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has generally been greeted with enthusiasm, as a further demonstration of Western unity in the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression.

The Conversation

53 years ago, NASA convinced Americans to go to the Moon — can they do it again?

NASA is prepping to send humans back to the Moon as soon as 2026. But Americans remain deeply divided on whether the agency would be better using its money on other endeavors.

Inverse

Kremlin Claims Monkeypox Could Be a Secret U.S. Bioweapon

Washington needs to stop being a pushover in the global info war.

Foreign Policy

Russia, West vie for influence amid Africa caution on Ukraine war

Unlike their Western counterparts, African leaders are being cautious in characterising the conflict in Ukraine as war.

Al Jazeera

Prime Minister candidates both back medal for Britain's nuclear test vets

The Tory leadership contenders support getting justice for the Cold War veterans who took part in secretive radiation experiments between 1952 and 1991

Daily Mirror

Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months since the war’s…

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Benzinga

Putin Could Create A 'Bank Of People' For Future Prisoner Swaps, Experts Say: What We Learned From The Brittney Griner Saga

Now that Brittney Griner’s situation has captured our collective attention, Russian experts across the pond have a stark warning to add. Their realistic view of what Vladimir Putin is capable of is enough to compel Westerners to tuck their passports away for a good long while.

WEKU

The Cold War to Brittney Griner: a new twist in U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps

The U.S. and Russia are trying to work out a prisoner exchange that involves basketball star Brittney Griner. While they've done deals for decades, the trading usually involves spies for spies.

Al Jazeera

China says the US is the ‘main instigator’ of the war in Ukraine

China’s ambassador to Moscow criticises the US for backing NATO expansion and imposing sanctions on Russia.

Reuters

China calls U.S. 'main instigator' of Ukraine crisis

China, which Russia has sought as an ally since being cold-shouldered by the West over its invasion of Ukraine, has called the United States the "main instigator" of the crisis.

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The Independent UK

At 75, India’s Kashmir challenge shifts foreign policy focus

High in the Himalayas, the achingly beautiful territory of Kashmir has played a pivotal role in shaping the foreign policy of India, which has fought two wars with Pakistan over the region's sovereignty since the two countries gained independence from British colonial rule

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Suspends Arms Inspections under Treaty with US

Russia said Monday it was suspending US on-site inspections under a strategic arms reduction treaty with Washington, pointing to Western sanctions and coronavirus infections. The Russian foreign ministry said facilities that are subject to inspections under the New START treaty will be "temporarily" exempt from such inspections. The announcement comes…

The Hindu

Macrovariable projections in uncertain times

International factors and faulty data will impact India’s projections of GDP, inflation and balance of payments

The Guardian - AU

‘All we can hope for is peace’: the view from Kinmen, once the cold war frontline between China and Taiwan

Many in the Taiwanese islands can remember living under years of ferocious bombardment from Chinese forces

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president

Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960s

Chicago Sun-Times

Looking at the world with Cold War pessimism

We are still standing at the same crossroads we were at after Hiroshima. Do we walk along the road of peace, economic prosperity and mutual respect among nations, or do we stumble down the road to nuclear nightmare?

Foreign Affairs

Nobody Wants the Current World Order

How All the Major Powers—Even the United States—Became Revisionists

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