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The Cold War never really ended
To those who lived through it, the night of November 9, 1989, seemed to mark a new epoch in human history.The Berlin Wall was suddenly undefended, in a single delirious moment that promised to end the...
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The US compared China's moves in the South China Sea to Russia's takeover of...
The U.S. State Department's number two diplomat on Friday compared China's behavior in pursuit of territory in the South China Sea to that of Russia in eastern Ukraine.Deputy Secretary of State Antony...
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Moscow just one-upped the Saudis in China: Russia is officially Beijing's No. 1 crude supplier."China imported a record 3.92 million metric tons from its northern neighbor in May, according to data...
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Putin and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent the weekend...
MOSCOW (AP) — A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says Putin and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent the weekend together at a vacation home in Siberia.Berlusconi, known...
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Here's a look at Russia's hypersonic missile that experts say could breach...
Russia is currently working on a new hypersonic missile, which can carry nuclear warheads and breach existing missile defense systems, according to military experts. The new weapon is part of Russia’s...
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The Falcon 9's failure is a big setback to SpaceX’s military ambitions
The failure of a SpaceX mission to resupply the International Space Station will have serious implications not only for the company’s civilian and commercial business, but also its ambitions to crack...
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Russia doesn't know how to react to the legalization of same-sex marriage in...
MOSCOW -- One lawmaker wants Facebook banned for being rainbow-flag friendly.Another suggests that now is the time to move toward greater acceptance of the LGBT community.And a prominent Russian...
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The bankruptcy crisis has brought Greece to the brink of large-scale social...
Ever since World War II. and the Greek Civil War (1946-49), there has been a division in Greek society: the pro-Russians versus the pro-West, the communists versus the right-wingers, the “neo-liberals”...
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Former Russian spy who defected describes what it's like to be broke and...
After defecting from Russia's security services (FSB), Janosh Neumann expected to live in Denmark or Switzerland with a few million dollars in the bank.Instead, the former spy lives in Portland and is...
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MCCAIN: US should spurn Russia rocket engines despite SpaceX failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The failure of a SpaceX rocket over Florida on Sunday should not lead U.S. officials back to Russia to look for a rocket engine that can get military equipment into space, Senate...
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Here's what Putin was likely doing as a KGB spy in Germany
In this excerpt from Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, Brookings experts Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy describe what then-KGB spy Vladimir Putin likely did while working in Dresden.The accepted...
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A Russian billionaire is reportedly building the world's largest sailing yacht
Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is building the largest sailing yacht ever, according to CNBC's Robert Frank.The boat will be 482 feet (147 meters) long — or about 1.3 times the length of a...
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China crossed Obama's cyber 'red line' and he's not doing anything about it
Remember how President Obama failed to enforce his "red line" in Syria? Well, it's happening again — this time in cyberspace.On April 1, Obama drew a cyber "red line" in the sand when he signed an...
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Russia is making tanks stylish again
Tensions between Russia and the West continue to build, as the US announced last Tuesday that they would be moving tanks and heavy artillery to strategic locations across Eastern Europe.The decision...
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Russia gave 4 fighter jets to a Central Asian ally
In case you missed it, Kazakhstan’s recent military parade in May confirmed that the central Asian country is operating at least four Su-30SM aircraft. The parade, which took place in Astana,...
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This former Russian primer minister was 'The godfather of Putunism in Russia'
It was more than a eulogy. It was a man bidding farewell to his political godfather.Speaking at the funeral of veteran politician Yevgeny Primakov, President Vladimir Putin called him "a great citizen...
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Sweden's top military commander: Russian fighter pilots shot flares at our jets
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's top military commander says Russian fighter pilots are behaving in an increasingly aggressive manner in northern Europe, flying dangerously close to Swedish Air Force jets and...
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Russia counters NATO forces with more than 20 attack helicopters along border
Russia is strengthening its forces on the country’s western border, and the Kremlin will further reinforce its army in the region with more than 20 attack helicopters by the end of 2015, Russia’s...
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A Spanish investigation into the Russian mafia 'could change the narrative of...
One of Russia's largest organized-crime syndicates allegedly operated out of Spain for more than a decade with the help of close allies of President Vladimir Putin, then the deputy mayor of St....
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A Russian military base has been spotted in eastern Ukraine
A Ukrainian pro-government militia has released drone footage showcasing the creation and expansion of a Russian military forward operating base (FOB) along a crucial front line in eastern Ukraine,...
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