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In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
- For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...
- Quote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov: 'Friendship is not born in conditions of need or trouble...' - What 17 years in Soviet Gulag camps taught the Russian writer about friendshipQuote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov suggests friendship is not born in need. True bonds already exist before life's darkest moments arrive....
- Ukraine's parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi as the country's new prime ministerUkraine's parliament approved Serhii Koretskyi as the new prime minister. This appointment occurred as hundreds protested the defense minis...
- Modi stopped Putin from using nuclear weapons in Russia-Ukraine war: Polish Deputy FM says Russian President pays attention to what Indian PM tells himPoland's Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global influence. He stated Modi is one of fe...
- Why Trump covets GreenlandGreenland's Arctic location is vital for global security and trade routes. President Trump seeks control of the mineral-rich island for Ame...
- Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in TurkeyIn a recent address, President Trump lambasted NATO allies for their approaches to Greenland and Iran, while also expressing frustration ov...
- Proverb of the day from Russia: 'The well-fed do not understand the hungry. Your tear, to a stranger, is nothing but a drop of salty water...' A centuries-old lesson on why expecting others to understand your pain often leads to disappointmentToday's proverb from Russia explores the limits of human empathy, suggesting that people often find it difficult to fully understand hardsh...
- Trump says 'ridiculous' for US to maintain current support for NATOPresident Trump has labelled the US relationship with NATO as "ridiculous" and "one sided," asserting that allies have not reciprocated Ame...
- On This Day in History, July 2: Civil Rights Act signed, Amelia Earhart disappears, Simla Agreement signed, Men in Black premieres and moreOn This Day in History, July 2 witnessed landmark moments that shaped politics, civil rights, aviation, literature and international relati...
- On This Day in History, July 1: Terminator 2 premiers, Dominion of Canada is formed, Bretton Woods Conference opens, Hong Kong returns to China, Sony Walkman debuts, Princess Diana is born and other key eventsOn This Day in History, July 1 marks a date shaped by major military campaigns, nation-building, scientific breakthroughs and cultural mile...
- Quote of the Day by Russian writer Varlam Shalamov, who survived 17 years in Soviet Gulag camps: ‘A human being survives by his ability to forget…’Quote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov: The human mind possesses a remarkable ability to soften painful memories, allowing us to heal and move...
- As Cabinet-rank envoy takes charge, India reopens tourist visas for Bangladesh nationalsIndia will resume accepting tourist visa applications from Bangladeshi citizens starting June 28, announced High Commissioner Dinesh Trived...
- Israel smuggled Starlink systems into Iran, former PM saysFormer Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed he initiated smuggling Starlink receivers into Iran to aid anti-government protester...
- Why are Poland and Ukraine at odds about their history?Poland has expressed strong disapproval after Ukraine named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a group responsible f...
- Quote of the Day by Soviet film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky: ‘Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing; when a man is just born, he is…’ - why being flexible may be stronger than being toughQuote of the Day by Andrei Tarkovsky: A reflection from Stalker (1979) explores why flexibility may be one of life's greatest strengths. Th...
- On This Day in History, June 22: Fast & Furious release, France surrenders, Germany invades Soviet Union, Napoleon abdicates, Galileo recants, Maradona's Hand of God, G.I. Bill signed and other eventsOn This Day in History, June 22 witnessed Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Napoleon's second abdication, Galileo's recantation befor...
- Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he returned state decoration to Polish presidentUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned a state decoration awarded by Poland after Warsaw revoked it over the renaming of a milita...
- In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
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