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On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more eventsOn This Day in History, June 7, the world witnessed several landmark events that shaped politics, warfare, sports and social change. The da...- Pain for Pakistan: History makes a U-turn in India's neighbourhoodRussia and the Taliban have signed a significant military cooperation agreement. This pact alters regional security dynamics. Pakistan's st...
- Putin chides NATO in speech at scaled-back Victory Day paradeRussian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO and d...
- Russia holds scaled-back World War II victory parade as worries over war in Ukraine deepenRussia's Victory Day parade was smaller this year due to threats from Ukraine. The event, marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, saw...
- Russia says it's scaling down WW2 victory parade due to Ukrainian threatThe May 9 parade on Moscow's Red Square is a highlight of the Russian calendar, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany in a conflict in wh...
- Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to knowUkraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant -- the worst civilian nuclear disaster i...
- UK distances new spy chief from 'Nazi' grandfatherThe British government responded to reports about Blaise Metreweli's grandfather. He was allegedly a Nazi spy. Metreweli is the incoming he...
- How Putin uses USSR's victory in World War II to rally support for him and war in UkraineRussia observes Victory Day on May 9, a key holiday. It commemorates the Soviet Union's World War II sacrifice. President Vladimir Putin us...
- Who is Alnur Mussayev? The former USSR KGB officer at the center of explosive Donald Trump 'Russian spy' allegationsAlnur Mussayev, a former top Soviet and Kazakh intelligence official, has claimed that the KGB recruited Donald Trump in 1987 under the cod...
- Putin says nuclear forces 'always' on alert in Victory Day speechIn a defiant address on Red Square, President Vladimir Putin asserted Russia's nuclear readiness and determination to defend against Wester...
- Watch worn by last emperor of China sells for record $5.1 mn in Hong Kong auctionThe hammer price, which excludes the buyer's premium fee, was HK$40 million ($5.1 million).
- Russia to 'develop' its military facilities in KyrgyzstanRussian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov held talks in Moscow on Monday. Both sides agreed to strengthen the K...
- War protest: Statues fall as Europe purges Soviet monumentsRussia's war on Ukraine has given a renewed push to topple the last remaining Soviet monuments in nations that regained their sovereignty f...
- Russians will always remember India's contribution in World War II: Alipov"Russians will always remember with gratitude the Indian contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany. We proudly recall that in 1941 and 194...
- Leaving Afghanistan, US general's ghostly image books place in historyAs a moment in history, the image of Major General Chris Donahue's departure could be cast alongside that of a Soviet general, who led an a...
- Google doodle pays tribute to the man behind film montages, Sergei EisensteinThe Russian director created a new form called 'montage of attractions', where images are chosen and then placed sequentially.
- Soviet bombers and Scythian mummies: The archaeology uncovered by climate changeIn Poland, severe drought has revealed the remains of a Soviet fighter plane that went down in 1945.
- Indian Army contingent to take part in Moscow paradeA 71-member marching contingent of the Indian Army will take part in the 2015 Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square on May 9.
- AK-47 maker Kalashnikov applies to register AK-47 trademarkKalashnikov earlier this month launched a major re-branding drive of the rifles, popular with terrorists and national armies in Asia and Af...
- Stalingrad: It time to remember the accomplishments of the Red ArmyBut how many Nato leaders or EU presidents and prime ministers have ever taken the time to visit the battle site, and perhaps lay a wreath ...
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