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BEIRUT —  It streaks across the sky and then — when it’s almost too late to take cover — lets off a guttural sound like a moped blitzing by. Moments later comes the punch-boom of a deadly explosion. Small, propeller-driven drones were first used last month by Russia in its ongoing…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 October 2022 / 1,507 Views FIFA 23 has remained in first place on the New Zealand charts, according to IGEA for the week ending October 9, 2022.  NBA 2K23 and Grand Theft Auto V remained in second and third places, respectively. Fallout 4 and…

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Call of Duty: WW2 in action. Activision The "Call of Duty: Mobile" season 9 release date has finally arrived. The "Zombies Are Back" update was released on Wednesday, October 12. As usual, the new update introduced exciting new content to the game, such as weapons, while also signalling the start…

HBO Max Spy/Master Filming is reportedly underway in Romania and Hungary on the new HBO Max six-episode Cold War-set spy drama series “Spy/Master” starring Alec Secareanu (“God’s Own Country”) as the right-hand man and closest advisor to a Romanian dictator. If We Were Villains Blink49 Studios and Eleven are planning…

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations at the height of the Cold War, according to his daughter, a former Japanese foreign minister. Kakuei Tanaka’s mission to normalize relations with…

Despite President Biden’s assurances at Wednesday’s United Nations meeting that the US is not seeking a new cold war, one is brewing between the world’s autocracies and democracies—and technology is fuelling it. Late last week, Iran, Turkey, Myanmar, and a handful of other countries took steps toward becoming full members…

Mourners in Moscow have been paying their last respects to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end. Inside the Columned Hall of the House of Unions, sombre music is playing. A huge black and white portrait of Gorbachev hangs from the balcony.…

Hundreds of mourners lined up Saturday to pay tribute to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, in a farewell snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral…

In this file photo taken on December 9, 1987 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan share smiles after toasting each other, during a dinner hosted by Gorbachev at the Soviet Embassy, beside Reagan's wife, Nancy Reagan. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram…