In Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cold War echoes reverberate

A rivalry with Russia. A proxy battleground. Nuclear brinksmanship. For many generations of Americans, it’s just like old times. The invasion of Ukraine has rapidly

Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35

Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian

1960 Radio telescope makes space history

The British radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire has set a new space record making contact with the American Pioneer V satellite at a distance of 407,000 miles.

Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck yesterday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for

White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine

The Biden administration publicly warned yesterday that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian claims

Cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO saysCases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said, with only the Western Pacific

1985 Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader

Chernenko, 73, died yesterday after a long illness - but his death was only announced to the Soviet people this morning. Sombre music preceded the news on radio

No breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia talks

Ukraine’s foreign minister says talks between the top diplomats of Moscow and Kyiv produced no breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro

Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails

Two million people — half of them children — have fled Ukraine in the less than two weeks since Russia invaded the country, officials said yesterday ,

Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, USD1.5t spending

Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal yesterday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an

1956 Riots erupt in Cyprus over Archbishop

Rioting and demonstrations have broken out in the crown colony of Cyprus after yesterday’s deportation by the British authorities of the head of the island’s Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop

Beefing up its cybersecurity, Google buys Mandiant for USD5.4b

Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of the cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced yesterday . The acquisition

Forecasters say gasoline prices likely to remain high

Gasoline prices have smashed a 2008 record and are likely to head even higher, further fueling inflation and hitting consumers and businesses that are still coming to

Confirmed: Biden signing order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and

Civilians flee Ukrainian city as one safe corridor opens

Buses packed with people fleeing the Russian invasion in Ukraine began a procession along a snowy road out of one city yesterday, as a new effort to

Climate change is like war, former California governor says

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown is living off the grid in retirement, but he’s still deeply connected on two issues that captivated him while in office and now

1967 Stalin’s daughter defects to the West

The daughter of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has requested political asylum at the United States Embassy in India. The American Mutual Radio network broke the news but the

AP sources: Biden to issue executive order on cryptocurrency

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is

Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil, natural gas

Energy giant Shell said yesterday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations

EU pledges to fight Russia’s ‘information war’ in Europe

  Speaking at the European Parliament during a debate on foreign interference and disinformation, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell brushed off critics who say the EU

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