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British double agent George Blake dies in Russia aged 98
Russian news agencies reported Blake’s death today.
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Russian news agencies reported Blake’s death today.
“You must not worry about Santa Claus,” President Kennedy told the young girl on 28 October 1961.
Merkel herself grew up in East Germany and was a scientist working in Berlin on 9 November, 1989.
The CIA hoped birds of prey could be trained for “emplacement” missions like dropping a listening device on a windowsill.
This comes after Washington launched the process to pull out of the INF treaty this year.
Fr Patrick Peyton taught Americans to recite the Rosary from the 1940s onwards.
The withdrawal follows years of unresolved dispute over Russian compliance with the 1987 pact.
The US has accused Russia of breaking the terms of the treaty signed during the 1980s.
The men have been jailed for between five to eight years.
The Russian mocked Ward’s ‘Son of God’ nickname by referring to him as the ‘Son of Judges.’
In an extract from his recent biography, Richard Askwith argues that Emil Zatopek merits comparison to Muhammad Ali.
The US President-elect had said the US needs to expand its nuclear capabilities until “the world comes to its senses regarding nukes”.
The US President-elect made the comment a few hours after Vladimir Putin said something similar about Russia.
The president drew criticism for his comments on the death of the Communist leader.
The Nordic country has taken the case to the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
A lot of far-right leaders are very happy with the election result.
“I am deeply convinced that it is our Western partners, first and foremost of course the United States, who are responsible for the situation.”
The ongoing civil war in Syria has seen relations between the countries sour further.
Elsewhere, Sun Yang came under attack after winning the men’s 200m freestyle.
This case was heard in court today.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned of a new Cold War atmosphere emerging.
Newly released documents show the Government had ‘no intention’ to get involved in the crew’s case against the UK.
The controversy rocked the British political establishment at the height of the Cold War.
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“The problem with luck is that eventually it runs out.”
Have you heard about the time the US bombed itself by accident?
It signalled the end of the Soviet Union, which would eventually dissolve in 1991.
The 83-year-old has accused the West, particularly the US, of giving in to “triumphalism” after the collapse of the USSR.
Is a clash of ideologies tearing apart the fabric of world order?
While Ukrainian military units are appearing to pull back, rebels have said they are willing to carry out their side of the deal.
The West needs to stop hiding behind treaties that Russia has already invalidated, writes John O’Donnell.
Leaders meeting in Brussels are likely to boost sanctions against Moscow. “Europe has to act,” France’s Francois Hollande said today.
The ballots are being held in provinces where insurgents hold more than a dozen towns. The US has said they “violate international law”.
11,000 troops also marched in Red Square as part of Victory Day in Russia.
The developments prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel to call Russian President Vladimir Putin to voice “great concern”.
The US space agency has cut all contacts with Russia, except for cooperation on board the International Space Station.
The country’s interim leaders say they fear an imminent invasion, following the fall of their last airbase in Crimea.
Everybody’s talking about the youths arrested over St. Patrick’s Day assault, Leo Varadkar and Callinan and those no make-up selfies.
The latest measures by the US is being described as the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.
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