Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland opens up the question of territorial sovereignty as a commodity
Former US President Donald Trump proposed buying Greenland in 2019 for national security reasons, echoing past US interests.
The Last Front of the Cold War
You think the Cold War is over? Think again. Russian and American forces are still challenging each other in the Arctic by Jon Bowermaster At 12:4 ...
The Economist3d
If it comes to a stand-off, Europe has leverage over America
After America imposed a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium on March 12th, it said it would charge punitive levies on €8bn ...
Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows
Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as ...
With drug war, Duterte long courted global condemnation
Rodrigo Duterte arrived in The Hague on Wednesday. In photos and videos, here’s how he went from president of the Philippines ...
European Council on Foreign Relations9d
Glaciers and geopolitics: Why Iceland matters for European security
Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast. As Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up ...
Newsday14d
Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost famed Cold War-era match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the “Match of the Century.” When Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, the then-29 ...
CBS News16d
Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that became a proxy for Cold War rivalries, died Thursday in Moscow.
Gulf News17d
Boris Spassky: The legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
In 1972 in Iceland he played the match that would define his career, against the American prodigy Fischer. With the Cold War at its height and the Soviet Union having dominated the game for years ...
The New York Times18d
Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88
When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama. By Dylan Loeb McClain Boris ...