Cold War

In the early morning of August 1, 2024, six government jets, each loaded with human cargo in countries thousands of miles apart, were navigating through feathery summer clouds toward the same rendezvous point, a cordoned-off section of an airport in Turkey. On the tarmac, protocol officers in black suits and…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to embark on a strike over the seeming cold war between them and the management of the Dangote refinery. NUPENG warned that its Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch will begin seeking other sources of livelihood from September 8,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin on Sept. 1, 2025. Evelyn Cheng TIANJIN, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to strengthen artificial intelligence cooperation, while rejecting what he called a "Cold…

Last Updated: September 01, 2025, 15:10 IST China and Russia have in the past positioned the SCO as a counterweight to alliances like NATO, projecting it as a model of non-Western multilateralism. Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Chinese President Xi jinping delivers a speech during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization…

Oscar-winning director Paweł Pawlikowski is in production on his first feature since his 2018 hit “Cold War.” Details of the film, which have been kept under wraps, have finally emerged with shooting now underway in Poland, Germany and Italy, and Mubi and Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani’s Our Films on…

Friday's summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.Why it matters: The military base played a crucial role in the U.S. monitoring of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. But it's rarely been visited by…

Updated 14 August 2025 at 12:15 IST US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska — a site that for decades played a pivotal role in countering Soviet military threats and continues to guard against Russian incursions today. Follow…

Updated 5 August 2025 at 21:52 IST Russia abandons the INF Treaty, citing US actions and NATO's anti-Russian policy. Global tensions escalate as nuclear arms control agreement collapses. Follow :   Russia Abandons Nuclear Treaty With US Following Trump's Submarines Deployment | Image: AP Moscow: After Donald Trump's order to…

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On 29 August 1949, the Soviet Union successfully tested its first nuclear weapon. Over the next year and a half, U.S. President Harry S. Truman resurrected the Office of Civilian Defense (which had been abolished at the end of World War II) and signed into law the Federal Civil Defense…