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#cold-war

Merkel calls for 'human rights and tolerance' as Germany marks 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall

Nov 9th 2019, 12:11 PM 9,996 23

#COLD WAR
CIA reveals it tried to train animals to spy on the Russians in the 1970s

Sep 14th 2019, 10:16 AM 9,442 20

#COO-LD WAR
US blames Russia over ending of a major Cold War-era nuclear arms deal

Aug 2nd 2019, 1:46 PM 9,942 26

#NUCLEAR ARMS
'The Rosary is a weapon': New documentary reveals how a CIA-funded Irish priest fought Communism

Mar 20th 2019, 6:20 AM 19,700 27

#FR PATRICK PEYTON
US pulls out of nuclear treaty with Russia that's been a centerpiece of arms control since Cold War

Feb 1st 2019, 2:24 PM 11,181 16

#ARMS RACE
'A very dangerous step': Russian anger at Trump's plan to withdraw from nuclear weapons deal

Updated Oct 21st 2018, 1:44 PM 32,121 60

#COLD WAR ERA
Three men turned an underground nuclear bunker into a £2m-a-year cannabis factory

Aug 11th 2017, 10:42 PM 30,358 47

#ATOMIC BONG
From Russia, with no love lost as Kovalev storms off stage

Jun 16th 2017, 7:56 AM 6,347 7

#COLD WAR
The story of how one of the greatest Olympians of all time risked losing it all

Dec 30th 2016, 9:40 PM 16,753 7

#EXTRACT
Trump 'calls for arms race' after nuclear weapons comment

Dec 23rd 2016, 3:33 PM 15,673 70

#COLD WAR OF WORDS
Trump says America needs to boost nuclear capability until 'world comes to its senses'

Dec 22nd 2016, 6:53 PM 12,790 69

#COLD WAR OF WORDS
'Con la simpatico': President Higgins is first to sign book of condolences for Castro

Nov 28th 2016, 7:48 AM 10,591 152

#COLD WAR
Iceland (the country) sues 'aggressive' Iceland (the frozen food shop) over name

Nov 24th 2016, 8:38 PM 18,958 34

#NO THAW IN RELATIONS
Putin congratulates Trump, says he wants to 'improve relations' between Russia and US

Nov 9th 2016, 9:58 AM 12,126 38

#WORLD LEADERS REACT
Putin says allegations that Russia is committing war crimes are "political rhetoric"

Oct 13th 2016, 8:22 AM 8,042 141

#PUTIN ON A STRONG FRONT
Mikhail Gorbachev warns of 'dangerous' consequences of tensions between US and Russia

Oct 10th 2016, 1:48 PM 20,846 77

#COLD WAR
Doping war of words continues as King beats tainted Russian swimmer to gold

Aug 9th 2016, 8:32 AM 14,069 16

#WAR ON DRUGS
Jailed for 14 years for sending a job application to a foreign company

Sep 21st 2015, 8:15 PM 35,876 27

#SECRETS AND SPIES
The story of the most important Cold War spy most people have never heard of

Aug 8th 2015, 7:00 PM 19,373 8

#BILLION DOLLAR SPY
The EU is getting tough on Russia. Well, kind of...

Jan 30th 2015, 12:09 PM 12,394 135

#PUTIN THE BOOT IN
The day an Irish fishing boat was sunk by a British submarine

Jan 1st 2015, 7:30 PM 34,509 49

#COLD WAR
Mandy Rice-Davies --- a key figure in the 1963 Profumo affair --- has died, aged 70

Dec 19th 2014, 9:51 AM 11,078 9

#CONTROVERSY
Explainer: What's the new deal between the US and Cuba?

Dec 18th 2014, 11:32 AM 8,209 47

#CIGAR DIPLOMACY
Near Misses: 'The US were lucky to get out of the Cold War without a nuclear detonation'

Dec 14th 2014, 4:30 PM 10,817 23

#COLD WAR
Mars Bluff: A bizarre story of a nuclear bomb, dead chickens and a wrecked Chevrolet

Dec 13th 2014, 5:00 PM 7,971 4

#COLD WAR
In Photos: 25 years ago today the Berlin Wall fell

Nov 9th 2014, 8:30 AM 14,792 40

#COLD WAR
Gorbachev: We're on the brink of a 'new Cold War'

Nov 8th 2014, 6:40 PM 19,506 86

#BERLIN 25
Opinion: A holy war? Examining the relationship between religion and violence

Oct 17th 2014, 7:30 PM 967 173

#TERRORISM
Rebels in Ukraine ready to carry out their side of peace deal, but "with great difficulty"

Sep 22nd 2014, 6:19 PM 4,422 10

#WITHDRAWAL
Column: 'After many years of peace, Europe could be drawn into a war on its own borders'

Sep 15th 2014, 1:15 PM 27 157

#OPINION
Point of no return?... EU leaders send strong warnings to Russia over Ukraine

Aug 30th 2014, 1:14 PM 13,466 219

#ESCALATION
Pro-Russian rebel regions hold vote to split from Ukraine

May 11th 2014, 7:21 AM 7,184 94

#DEEPENING CRISIS
Pics: "Hello comrades!" - Putin celebrates Russia's victory over Nazism by visiting Crimea

May 9th 2014, 6:31 PM 10,356 254

#VICTORY DAY
Russia is trying to trigger World War III - Kiev

Apr 25th 2014, 10:37 PM 27,480 246

#UKRAINE
US:Russia tensions now affecting space exploration, as NASA cuts Moscow contacts

Apr 2nd 2014, 11:04 PM 7,317 37

#CRIMEA CRISIS
“The aim of Putin is not Crimea but all of Ukraine”: Kiev fears Russia ready to attack

Mar 23rd 2014, 8:33 PM 27,043 264

#THREAT OF WAR
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday

Mar 20th 2014, 11:00 PM 19,058 4

#NEWS FIX
US and Russia impose sanctions on each other over the crisis in Crimea

Mar 20th 2014, 7:50 PM 12,361 191

#TIT FOR TAT
'No common vision': Last-ditch US-Russia talks on Crimea end in failure

Mar 14th 2014, 7:25 PM 6,277 71

#NO DEAL
Gunfire keeps monitors from Crimea as Russia ups threats

Mar 8th 2014, 2:16 PM 9,209 89

#CRIMEA