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The Third Edit: Individual stories in an era of data overload

January 30, 2025 6:57 am

Publication of a spate of memoirs paints a reassuring picture of the enduring appeal of people’s stories

The Fall of the Soviet Union: A turning point in global geopolitics

January 01, 2025 4:09 pm

On December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag lowered for the last time over the Kremlin, marking the dissolution of the Soviet Union. How did external pressures, such as the Cold War, intensify the internal challenges faced by the USSR and ultimately lead to its collapse?

Moldova narrowly votes to secure path toward EU membership after accusing Russia of interference

October 22, 2024 2:52 pm

On Monday, President Maia Sandu reiterated claims that unprecedented voter fraud and foreign interference had undermined the voting, calling it a “vile attack” on Moldova’s sovereignty.

When Ukraine declared independence

August 25, 2024 11:23 am

Mykola Porovskyi was one of the parliamentarians who officially declared Ukrainian independence on August 24, 1991. He gives a glimpse of what went on behind the scenes on that historic occasion

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024. REUTERS

How released US journalist Evan Gershkovich was caught in oppression his parents had fled

August 02, 2024 9:12 am

He was fulfilling his dream of becoming a foreign correspondent, but he ended up spending his 32nd birthday in Lefortovo, a notorious Moscow prison.

Russia marks Victory Day amid geopolitical tensions: All about the annual event

May 09, 2024 9:13 pm

Russia and several other former Soviet republics celebrate Victory Day every year on May 9 to mark the triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Ex-Foreign Secretary writes: West may praise Henry Kissinger's diplomatic triumphs but not many tears will be shed in India

December 01, 2023 11:50 am

Outwardly a champion of democracy and freedom, Kissinger may have cracked the Chinese regime open but deceit and perfidy marked his engagement with New Delhi

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October 6, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Opposition’s woes

October 06, 2023 7:00 am

Opposition leaders called for a division of the central executive and legislative powers to enable states to discharge their duties and responsibilities in the manner laid down by the Constitution.

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September 14, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Soviet Union Veto

September 13, 2023 10:47 pm

Soviet Union used its veto in the Security Council to kill a western sponsored resolution “deeply deploring” the destruction of a South Korean airliner by a Soviet jet fighter with consequent “tragic loss” of civilian life.

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May 13, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Punjab Talks

May 13, 2023 5:37 am

The Akali leadership is reported to be divided over accepting the Centre’s proposed formula envisaging the division of Chandigarh and referring the river waters dispute to the Supreme Court — the two main Akali demands for resolving the Punjab tangle.