This timeline clearly shows an aggressive Western intent towards Russia, and how the tragedy could have been avoided if NATO ...

The Hungry World is a collection of horror stories about the scariest things that are very close and already here.

The cartoon gave the ‘Teddy’ Bear its name ... s ammunition stockpiles—rather than a Spanish mine or act of sabotage. Under President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union withdrew its last troops from ...

Tony Doris, the editorial page editor at The Palm Beach Post, was fired after he selected a cartoon that drew criticism from a nearby Jewish organization. Tony Doris was the editorial page editor ...

Gorbachev was a hero in Israel, where a potato was named for him and where he said he regretted the antisemitism that led to an exodus of Soviet Jews. (JTA) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet ...

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union. Appointed in 1985, Gorbachev's domestic reforms and nuclear disarmament deals helped end the Cold War but ultimately led to ...

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. What are your most lasting memories? How has it shaped your life and the world around you? By Jeremy Engle What do you notice about the ...

The first time I met Stephen Kotkin, I was a young Moscow correspondent covering the Gorbachev-Yeltsin era for the Washington Post. Steve was an energetic young professor of history at Princeton ...

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Like Gorbachev with Reagan and Thatcher, Putin and Trump should have started a new era of respect and cooperation. China was emerging as the major economic and military threat to the world.

Last week, several drew Elon Musk giving President Donald Trump a piggyback ride. They were inspired by Musk and his 4-year-old son's visit to the White House. The boy rode on his father's ...

Duo, the green cartoon owl mascot for language learning app Duolingo, has died, and singer Dua Lipa is grieving. The brand announced Duo’s passing on Tuesday, writing in a cheeky statement on th ...