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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Putin inspects an exercise to test delivering a massive retaliatory nuclear strike, via a vi...

Politics Aug 06

With only one nuclear arms pact left between the U.S. and Russia, a new arms race is possible

By Emma Burrows, Associated Press

World Jan 27

Ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Haifa
Auschwitz memorial holds observances on 80th anniversary of death camp’s liberation by Soviet troops

Auschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation.

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

World Jan 21

A man walks by a monument to the founder of the Soviet state Vladimir Lenin in Ulan-Ude
Analysis: 100 years after his death, Lenin seems to be an afterthought in modern Russia

A century after the death of Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union is largely an afterthought in modern Russia.

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

Politics Nov 10

U.S. Senate Republicans hold weekly policy lunch at U.S. Capitol in Washington
Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a shifting GOP, digs in on his decades-long push against Russia

The Republican dissension over the issue has become a pivotal moment in U.S. politics that has put the Ukraine aid and America's role in the world in doubt.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Politics Oct 23

Hungarian PM Orban speaks during news conference in Budapest
Orbán blasts the EU on the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising

Orbán accused the EU of seeking to strip Hungary of its identity by imposing a model of liberal democracy that he said Hungarians reject.

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

Apr 24

China affirms ex-Soviet nations’ sovereignty after ambassador comments

By Associated Press

The Chinese government says it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing's ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren't sovereign nations.

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Nov 30

German parliament labels 1930s Soviet famine in Ukraine as genocide

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

Germany's parliament has approved a resolution recognizing as genocide Ukraine's 1930s "Holodomor" — a famine believed to have killed more than 3 million Ukrainians under the repressive rule of Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

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Sep 03

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News Wrap: Test launch for Artemis 1 moon mission postponed again

In our news wrap Saturday, NASA's Artemis moon mission has been postponed a second time, excessive heat is scorching the West Coast and fueling wildfires, nine migrants were found dead after trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas, former…

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Sep 03

Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev buried in Moscow

By Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend.

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Aug 31

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News Wrap: FDA authorizes omicron boosters, inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized two updated COVID-19 boosters to target the omicron strain of the virus, life expectancy in the U.S. fell to just over 76 years as the pandemic continued to take…

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