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WW3 Fears as Putin Rushes Nuke Bombers to UK's Doorstep on Christmas — NATO Jets Scrambled

Russian nuclear-capable bombers neared UK waters on Christmas Day, prompting NATO to scramble jets and stoking fears of escalation as Putin tests Western resolve amid the Ukraine war.

International Business Times UK

Cold War Warms Up: Canada Draws a Line in the Ice Against US Expansion

Canada joins Denmark to reject US attempts to annex Greenland. Ottawa defends Arctic sovereignty and Indigenous rights as tensions rise over security and minerals.

International Business Times UK

Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia

A young woman starts to become suspicious of her cellphone. She notices it listing Wi-Fi networks she does not recognize, and the photos on her contact cards seem to mysteriously change at random times. One day she tries to make a call and just hears static on the line. She…

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10 Gen X Movies That Defined a Generation Forever

Generation X is often called the “forgotten generation,” sandwiched between the loud Boomers and the numerous Millennials. However, their contribution to cinema is anything but forgettable. Growing up as latchkey kids in a world of rising divorce rates and Cold War anxiety, Gen X developed a unique voice. Consequently, their…

Budget and the Bees

This Week in History: Siege in Seattle, courtroom dramas, and the end of the Cold War

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 1 and 7 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

Emilia Clarke After Game of Thrones: Career Surges Anew with Cold War Series 'Ponies'

Emilia Clarke returns with Cold War thriller 'Ponies' as Peacock reveals a $217m loss and steady subscriber numbers.

International Business Times UK

Plutonium Found at Former San Francisco Naval Shipyard – Navy Faces Cover-Up Claims

Shocking detection of plutonium-239 at Hunters Point sparks outrage over Navy's 11-month delay. Explore health risks, Superfund site history, community backlash

International Business Times UK

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The new code war: Cold War paranoia meets cyber conflict

How the paranoia of the Cold War has evolved into a new digital conflict, and why the key to resilience lies in understanding exposure.

TechRadar

The Spy Who Came In From the Cold review: 'Propulsive, back-to-basics

4/5 John Le Carré’s classic Cold War novel is brought to the stage in thrillingly classic fashion

Evening Standard

Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views

In an unprecedented step, the Department of Defense announced online on Nov. 24, 2025, that it was reviewing statements by U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, who is a retired Navy captain, decorated combat veteran and former NASA astronaut.

The Conversation

Japan government report expresses alarm at ‘new world order’ of these three ally nations

Japan warns of emerging security environment in ways not seen since the Cold War

The Independent UK

An east-west divide deeper than the cold war: what I saw on my summer trip to Russia

I went to Moscow this summer on a trip that was as awkward as it was illuminating. I left feeling Russia is not just a changed country, but a separate civilisation.

The Conversation

Is this America’s best-kept vacation secret? The underrated state that deserves your attention

In North Dakota you’ll feel as though you have its incredible landscapes all to yourself

The Independent UK

The band didn't like the English lyrics, the record company didn't want to release it as a single, and the song had no chorus: The story of the 'foreign language song' that became an international hit

UFOs, Mick Jagger, and cold war paranoia: Nena on the bizarre origins of 99 Luftballons (aka 99 Red Balloons)

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The Independent UK

What to know about how Florida will teach McCarthyism and the Cold War

Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped in rhetoric of that era

The Guardian - UK

Germany decides against conscription to replenish post-cold war military

Voluntary model with incentives will instead aim to attract young people into forces in face of growing Russian threat

International Business Times UK

Juan Ponce Enrile Is Dead: 101-Year-Old Politician in PH, Who Served During the Cold War Peacefully Passed Away

Juan Ponce Enrile dies peacefully at 101, leaving a legacy marked by Cold War leadership, martial law, the People Power Revolution, and decades in public office.

GamesRadar

How to play all the Call of Duty: Black Ops games in order

Before playing Black Ops 7, here is our complete guide on the Black Ops timeline and how to play all the games chronologically, and by release order

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CPU collector peels the lid off a Soviet-era ‘fish can’ chip to peer inside with multiple microscopes — K565RU3 was a Cold War-era clone of Western chips that powered Apple II, Commodore PET, and original IBM PC

A fascinating Soviet-era retro electronics artifact has been dissected and micrographed by a CPU collector.

Reason

No Excuses for Zohran Mamdani and Radical Socialism

The new mayor's buddy, Hasan Piker, wishes the Soviet Union had won the Cold War.

The Conversation

Talk of new atomic tests by Trump and Putin should make UK rethink its role as a nuclear silo for the US

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has said that Russia may could carry out nuclear weapons tests for the first time since the cold war.

The Independent UK

Soviet soldiers and chunks of the Wall: NFL's first visit to Berlin came as the Cold War ended

The LA Rams and Kansas City Chiefs’ game in Berlin in the shadow of the Cold War remains one of the strangest and most significant preseason games in league history

Evening Standard

Cold War bunker near Bristol to be auctioned for £20,000

The underground bunker was built in 1960 for the Royal Observer Corps, a group of volunteers set up to monitor nuclear attacks

The Guardian - UK

Big trouble in ‘Little Berlin’: the tiny hamlet split in two by the cold war

A new museum in Mödlareuth tells the story of how a settlement of only 50 people straddled Bavaria in West Germany and Thuringia in the east

The Independent UK

The Nuclear Club: The 9 countries armed with nukes as US set to resume weapons testing

IN FOCUS: There has been renewed focus on nuclear arsenals after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, James C Reynolds and Maryam Zakir-Hussain report

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