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ON THIS DAY: Cuban missile crisis begins (1962)

On this Day
On this day in 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war as the Cuban Missile Crisis began. The 13-day confrontation between the...

ON THIS DAY: One man prevented nuclear war (1983)

On this Day
On this day in 1983, Soviet military officer Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov made a decision that may have saved the world from nuclear war. In...

Britain reviews Cold War-style plans for Russian attack

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Britain prepares for worst-case scenarioThe UK Government is quietly revising decades-old contingency plans for how to respond to a direct military or cyber attack...
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Teacher removed from classroom: Why appeals court sided with Education Commission

Cyprus
Cyprus' Administrative Court of Appeal has upheld the termination...

Jordan: Attack on Greek Orthodox church, King visits injured victims

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An image of Jordan's King Abdullah II, dressed in...

Former Anastasiades Clinic to become hotel, former Laiki Bank building on Makariou Avenue next: Who is behind the investments?

Cyprus
Nicosia city centre has welcomed a new hotel featuring...

Netanyahu: ‘We will need an alternative economy if sanctions are imposed’

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Israel may need to develop an alternative economic system...
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