Cold War

The soundtrack for the China mission of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken might well be “I Can’t Quit You Baby” by Led Zeppelin or “You Can't Quit Me Baby” by Queens of the Stone Age. The past couple of years have seen both the U.S. and China test the…

Former Trump administration national security adviser H.R. McMaster, a CBS News contributor, tells Margaret Brennan that the "quick succession of multiple incidents" with China show that country is "sending a message." Read More

In a very short period of time, Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet, a Zee TV show, has become a fan favorite. MUMBAI:  Zee TV's popular fiction show, Meet, has made a special place for itself in the audience's hearts since its premiere.  The show stars Shagun Pandey and Ashi Singh…

As the cold war thawed in the 1980s, the frozen high north of the planet was a leading beneficiary of more conciliatory times. Speaking in Murmansk in 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev called for an end to military competition in the Arctic, and a new focus on preserving its unique ecosystem. “The…

BEIJING: China on Thursday rejected the claim by the United States that it seeks “de-risking” instead of “decoupling” from China, stressing that the real risk facing the world is a “new Cold War.” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters following a ministerial meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and…

ByJohn Roach Published June 2, 2008 • 6 min read Editor's Note, May 23, 2023: Nearly 26 years ago, James Cameron's blockbuster film "Titanic" entranced audiences around the globe. But it was less than 10 years ago that Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who discovered the Titanic in 1985, revealed to…

The Irish Anti-War Movement supports the policing of Irish skies by Britain’s Royal Air Force, its co-chair has said.  During the Cold War, the Irish Government declined to join NATO but did sign a secret memo with London which allowed the RAF into Irish airspace when asked and required.  The…

Listen to article LAHORE: Pakistan international and advisor to the Government of Punjab on sports Wahab Riaz has called for an amicable agreement between the country’s cricket board and its Indian counterpart over the teams’ participation in the Asia Cup and the World Cup later this year. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)…

South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor’s ideological posturing about “ending the hegemony” of the US dollar offers a stark contrast to African countries like Kenya that are just getting on with the job of winning friends and influencing people in a tough new post-pandemic world. Scrapping the dollar as the…

Published: 1:53pm, 10 May, 2023 Updated: 9:06pm, 10 May, 2023 Read More