Cold War

NEW DELHI — Even during the darkest moments of India and Pakistan’s volatile history — through wars, terrorist attacks and diplomatic breakdowns — artists and activists tried to keep the countries connected. Mumbai’s plays found an audience in Karachi. Lahore’s painters held shows in New Delhi. Activists walked across the…

NEW DELHI — Even during the darkest moments of India and Pakistan’s volatile history — through wars, terrorist attacks and diplomatic breakdowns — artists and activists tried to keep the countries connected. Mumbai’s plays found an audience in Karachi. Lahore’s painters held shows in New Delhi. Activists walked across the…

O f the 195 countries in the world, eight can be considered truly Arctic: the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland. These countries constitute, along with thirteen observer countries—including China—and six Indigenous representative organizations, the membership of the Arctic Council, which was formed in 1996 to…

President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday with a singular goal in mind: sign big, beautiful, bountiful deals with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) and entice business heavyweights in the Gulf region to invest billions in the United States. Even his own aides acknowledged that…

An infrasound station array in Tristan da Cunha, United Kingdom. (Image credit: CTBTO/CC BY 2.0) Scientists are studying how sensors designed to detect nuclear tests could help track space junk and meteorites crashing down in the world's most remote regions. Across the world, dozens of supersensitive detectors have been installed…

The administration of President Donald Trump has continued to face setbacks in its attempts to deport pro-Palestinian student protesters, as courts probe whether the students’ rights have been violated. On Wednesday, separate courts issued orders related to two of the most high-profile cases: that of Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk.…

Walden Media and Weed Road Pictures’ Billion Dollar Spy has added a slew to the Russell Crowe-Harry Lawtey Cold War thriller as production gets underway in Budapest, Hungary. Joining are Tony Goldwyn as CIA case officer Burton Gerber, Rufus Sewell as CIA Moscow Bureau Chief Gus Hathaway and Justin Theroux…

Morgan Freeman, left, and Tim Robbins in the classic '90s movie "The Shawshank Redemption." Michael Weinstein, GNS The best ‘90s movies evoke nostalgia for a period when the Cold War had recently ended, Gen X slackers made headlines and the latest technology consisted of beepers and answering machines. Top movies…

Books & the Arts / April 22, 2025 The tech company has come to symbolize the ongoing struggle between America and China. A Huawei store in Beijing, 2024. (Kevin Frayer / Getty Images) America’s political and economic elites were once unruffled by the rise of China. Yes, Chinese GDP was…

By Philip Maina 2 weeks agoMon Apr 21 2025 07:59:10 Reading Time: 2 minutes The Meatbags NFT project has announced plans to purchase a 1950s nuclear bunker The project will create an NFT collection to help raise $1.4 million The bunker was built during the Cold War in Rutland, England…