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Mikhail Gorbachev death – latest: Transformative Soviet leader dies aged 91

Towering figure of 20th century reportedly fought ‘serious and long illness’ in Moscow

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Man who helped end the Cold War was feted in the west

The lifelong communist took the reins at a tense time in the Cold War but eventually presided over the demise of the Soviet Union.

The Independent UK

'Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall' - quotes about the last Soviet leader

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported. One of the most talked about people in the world, here are some quotes about him.

Reuters

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.

WEKU

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91

Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991, died in Moscow, Russian news agencies say.

Al Jazeera

Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

Russian news agencies are reporting that former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91

The Independent UK

Tributes for Mikhail Gorbachev pour in after death of former Soviet leader – as it happened

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at age of 91

It is unclear how Gorbachev died, but in June it was reported that he was taken to the hospital suffering from a serious kidney ailment.

Daily Record

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

He was undergoing treatment in hospital

Wales Online

Mikhail Gorbachev: Tributes pour in for last Soviet president who ‘changed the world’ after death aged 91

Joe Biden called the Nobel Peace Prize winner a ‘man of remarkable vision’

Evening Standard

Mikhail Gorbachev Dies At 91: What's The Final Soviet Union Leader's Legacy?

The world leader who closed out the Cold War and brought democracy to the former Soviet Union died Tuesday at the age of 91, according t

Benzinga

Mikhail Gorbachev dies: He was the former Soviet president

Gorbachev is credited with helping to end the nuclear arms race between Russia and America, but he also oversaw the break-up of the former Soviet Union

Wales Online

Putin reacts to Mikhail Gorbachev's death, COVID-19 rules to be debated at national cabinet, and James Webb telescope's Phantom Galaxy photo — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who ended cold war, dies aged 91

Russian news agencies report death of last leader of Soviet Union at Central clinical hospital in Moscow

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France 24

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalise the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91.

Axios

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies

He oversaw bold reforms and later the collapse of the USSR.

Reuters

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

Daily Mirror

Mikhail Gorbachev dead: Soviet Union's final leader who ended the Cold War dies aged 91

Former Russian president and the Soviet Union's last ever leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died - the political heavyweight ended the Cold War but failed to prevent the collapse of the USSR

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The Conversation

The inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to 'black' propaganda in Ukraine

In the early 1990s, Senator Patrick Moynihan campaigned for the abolition of the CIA. The brilliant campaigner thought the US Department of State should take over its intelligence functions. For him, the age of secrecy was over.

The Conversation

Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked a surge of refugees fleeing the war zone, but political repression and economic uncertainty have also prompted emigration from Russia itself. Among the emigrants are Russian Jews, 16,000 of whom have left for Israel in the nearly six months since the war’s…

Edinburgh Live

These 23 incredible Edinburgh images will take you right back to the 1980s

From historic visits and landmark developments, to grand sporting events and rising political tensions, we've trawled through our picture archives to bring you some of the biggest moments that shaped the capital in the 1980s.

Reuters

Vadim Bakatin, last head of Soviet KGB, dies at 84

Vadim Bakatin, a liberal politician who briefly headed the Soviet KGB in the months leading up to the collapse of the USSR, has died at the age of 84, Russian state media said on Monday.

Salon

NATO and Ukraine: How the world got here

As NATO meets in Madrid, the Ukraine war is front and center. Will anyone be honest about how this happened?

Wales Online

Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev 'seriously ill' at 91

The leader of the former USSR worked with the West to bring about the end of the Cold War

Daily Mirror

Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, 'seriously ill' with kidney ailment

Former president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, is on dialysis for a serious kidney ailment after suffering repeated and "worsening" health issues, Russian media outlet Mash reported

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