Cold War
Cars drive on a bridge in front of the old town with the St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland Monday, June 14, 2021. The lakeside city known as a Cold War crossroads and a hub for Swiss discretion, neutrality and humanitarianism, is set to return to a spotlight on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to town for a summit on Wednesday, June 16. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Geneva regains diplomatic spotlight with Putin-Biden summit

By Jamey Keaten Jun. 15, 2021 02:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 8, 1990 file photo, in a spontaneous and rare moment of accord between the Soviet Union's most popular politicians, rivals Boris Yeltsin, left, and Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands at a Kremlin ceremony on the 73rd anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev turned 90 on Tuesday March 2, 2021,, receiving greetings from the Kremlin and global leaders while Russians remained divided over his legacy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 90

By Vladimir Isachenkov Mar. 02, 2021 12:43 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, a man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along an observation deck near the CCTV Headquarters building, the home of Chinese state-run television network CCTV and its overseas arm CGTN, in Beijing. China has banned the BBC World News television channel from the few outlets where it could be seen in the country in possible retaliation after British regulators revoked the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliation

Feb. 12, 2021 02:33 AM EST

FILE - This Sept. 13, 2011, file photo shows British author John Le Carre at the UK film premiere of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," in London. John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89, Le Carre’s literary agency, Curtis Brown, said Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 that he died in Cornwall, southwest England on Saturday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

By Jill Lawless Dec. 13, 2020 05:11 PM EST

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks via video link from 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with an MP who has since tested positive for coronavirus. (House of Commons/PA via AP)
UK to bolster defense spending by 'most since Cold War'

By Pan Pylas Nov. 19, 2020 04:15 AM EST

Two people pass the German landmark Brandenburg Gate early morning in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
'Best Germany yet' marks 30th anniversary of reunification

By Geir Moulson Oct. 03, 2020 04:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 9, 1960, file photo, the U.S. Navy nuclear powered attack submarine USS Thresher is launched bow-first at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. The Navy is releasing documents from the investigation into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history. A judge ordered the release of the documents that pertain to the sinking of the USS Thresher 57 years ago, and the first batch was made public on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (AP Photo, File)
Navy releases documents from Cold War loss of submarine

By David Sharp Sep. 23, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

French and U.S. flags decorate a house front near Omaha Beach, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. France has avoided echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus, but legislators applauded Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian mid July 2020 when he condemned abuses of minority Uighurs in China’s northwest. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity

By Joe Mcdonald Jul. 28, 2020 06:07 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, David Stilwell speaks to media as he arrives at the Narita International Airport in Narita, north of Tokyo. The Trump administration is designating the U.S. operations of four major Chinese media outlets as “foreign missions” in an action that could force some of their journalists to leave the country. “The Communist Party does not just exercise operational control over these propaganda entities but has full editorial control over their content," said Stilwell. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
US moves to restrict Chinese media outlets as 'propaganda'

By Ben Fox Jun. 22, 2020 05:32 PM EDT