Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93
Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, ...
Trump praised for getting getting NATO allies to bolster defense spending: 'really staggering'
President Donald Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp up defense spending to between 2% to 5% gross domestic ...
Russia's Soaring Death Rate Blamed on 'War and Hard Liquor'
Georgy Filimonov, the governor of Russia's Vologda region, who also blames alcohol consumption for Russia's mortality rates, ...
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Andi Milens retires after decades of supporting Jewish communities
Andi Milens, whose career has led her to help Jews around the world, has retired from Jewish professional life. She concluded her nearly 30-year career at the end of February, stepping down from her ...
Council on Foreign Relations9h
Greenland’s Independence: What Would That Mean for U.S. Interests?
The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...
Foreign Affairs12h
The Return of Spheres of Influence
The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...
Sofia Gubaidulina, composer whose intensity was spurred by the tyranny of the Soviet regime
Sofia Gubaidulina, who has died aged 93, believed that it was Soviet repression which made her so powerful and distinctive a ...
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Analysis: Will Russia Accept The US Proposal For A Cease-Fire With Ukraine?
Russian officials have repeatedly said Moscow wants a comprehensive peace deal, not a truce in its war against Ukraine. Does that mean President Vladimir Putin will reject the US proposal for a 30-day ...
3 Of The Worst Combat Aircraft Flown During The Korean War
The Korean War featured the first jets the U.S. military flew in combat, but not everything was new and shiny. Some aircraft ...
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Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Regarding the War in Ukraine Says America Cannot Afford to Get Played by Russia
Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Regarding the War in Ukraine Says America Cannot Afford to Get Played by Russia ...
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple
Manganese is an essential element in steelmaking and batteries. Ukraine is estimated to have the largest total reserves in the world at 2.4 billion tons. However, the deposits are of fairly low grade ...