How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
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‘Putin can’t end war if he’s not a winner’ – international relations expert
Matt Frei: Do you think that Vladimir Putin, given this olive branch from the Trump White House, actually wants to end the war at the moment, or do you think he’s on a roll and wants to continue?
‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Director: Our World’s Problems Go Well Beyond Trump and the Republicans
The Trump administration is ousting four additional outlets from Pentagon workspaces, with CNN and The Washington Post set to ...
The purge has begun (in case no one has noticed)
Some of the early actions of the new Trump administration are very ominous.
Why Pepsi Once Had More Submarines Than Most Countries
An unusual agreement made during the Cold War led to Pepsi receiving many submarines as a penance for selling its popular, ...
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Behind the Book: Carmen Agra Deedy's 'The Peanut Man'
PW spoke with the bestselling author about her new picture book, which has received a starred review from PW, in which a young girl makes a deep connection with a peanut vendor in her native Cuba ...
Biden policies brought world to brink of Apocalypse - Medvedev
The world has never been so close to nuclear catastrophe as under the Biden administration, the former Russian president has ...
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Third anniversary of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia hails Sri Lanka’s neutral position
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian Ambassador Levan S. Dzhagaryan commended Sri ...
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Peace in Ukraine? Let’s see
Among Donald Trump’s innumerable boasts during his presidential campaign was that the Russia-Ukraine war would be halted the ...
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How jazz played out over Congo’s chaotic coup
It was the height of the Cold War at the time and the Soviet Union took advantage of the situation, with leader Nikita Khrushchev inviting all the heads of state to discuss “demilitarisation and ...