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Back In The USSR? Pentagon Chief Slips Up On Russia Reference
US defence chief Lloyd Austin expressed concern Thursday about Moscow's military build-up on its border with Ukraine but accidentally called Russia the Soviet Union -- Washington's old Cold War foe that collapsed three decades ago.
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Cuba's New President Makes First Trip To Old Cold War Foe United States
Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived in New York on Sunday for his first trip to the United States, where he will denounce the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on his country at the U.N. General Assembly, state-run media reported.
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Denuclearisation Dependent On Ceasing Antagonism, Says Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un invited Donald Trump to visit North Korea during their historic summit and the US President accepted, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, calling it the start of a "radical switchover" in the nuclear-armed Cold War foes' fraught relations.
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US, Russian Military Talks Quietly Proving Useful: Officials
US-Russian talks on their separate fights against the ISIS group are improving and becoming more frequent, American officials said, with each side trading information in real time and even outlining some of their strategic objectives in the months ahead. The progress dispels the notion that ties between the former Cold War foes are "frozen."
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Barack Obama Banishes Vietnam War Era With Lifting Of Arms Ban
US President Barack Obama today scrapped a Cold War-era ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, as ties between the former foes grow closer thanks to trade and mutual fears of Chinese expansion in disputed seas.
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First US Cruise Ship On Historic Cuba Voyage In 50 Years Docks In Havana
The first US cruise ship to travel to Cuba in half a century docked in Havana Monday, marking a new milestone in the rapprochement between the old Cold War foes.
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Barack Obama Preparing To Visit Cuba As Soon As March: Source
US President Barack Obama is preparing to visit Cuba as soon as March, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday, a major step in the thaw between former Cold War foes the United States and Communist-run Cuba.
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US and Cuba Discussing Joint Marine Reserve: John Kerry
The United States and its former Cold War foe Cuba are discussing a joint maritime reserve in waters between their countries, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday.
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Barack Obama, Raul Castro Meet as They Work on Thawing US-Cuba Ties
US President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the United Nations today in a rare one-on-one meeting between the former Cold War foes as they work toward improving relations after decades of animosity.
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Pope Francis to Witness Impact of US-Cuba Detente He Helped Spur
Pope Francis begins a nine-day tour of Cuba and the United States on Saturday where he will see both the benefits and complexities of a fast-evolving detente between the old Cold War foes that he helped broker.
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John Kerry to Host Cuba Foreign Minister in Washington on Monday
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Washington on Monday, U.S. officials said, to mark the historic restoration of diplomatic ties between former Cold War foes severed more than five decades ago.
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No Change for Now in Cuba Migration Policy: US
Washington has no current plans to modify its Cuban migration rules after the Cold War foes announced the re-establishment of diplomatic ties from July 20, officials said Monday.
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US, Cuban Foreign Ministers to Meet at Panama Summit
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday, the highest level diplomatic encounter between the former Cold War foes in half a century.
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Tributes From Friends and Foes After Last Soviet Finance Minister Dies
Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, died on Monday aged 86, with tributes pouring in from friends and foes.
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North Korea Kidnap Probe an Attempt to Divide Foes: Analysts
North Korea's surprise pledge to probe Cold War kidnappings of Japanese nationals is an attempt to divide its foes that could benefit its nuclear and missile programmes if Tokyo eases sanctions in return, analysts say.
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Back In The USSR? Pentagon Chief Slips Up On Russia Reference
US defence chief Lloyd Austin expressed concern Thursday about Moscow's military build-up on its border with Ukraine but accidentally called Russia the Soviet Union -- Washington's old Cold War foe that collapsed three decades ago.
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Cuba's New President Makes First Trip To Old Cold War Foe United States
Cuba's new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, arrived in New York on Sunday for his first trip to the United States, where he will denounce the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on his country at the U.N. General Assembly, state-run media reported.
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Denuclearisation Dependent On Ceasing Antagonism, Says Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un invited Donald Trump to visit North Korea during their historic summit and the US President accepted, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, calling it the start of a "radical switchover" in the nuclear-armed Cold War foes' fraught relations.
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US, Russian Military Talks Quietly Proving Useful: Officials
US-Russian talks on their separate fights against the ISIS group are improving and becoming more frequent, American officials said, with each side trading information in real time and even outlining some of their strategic objectives in the months ahead. The progress dispels the notion that ties between the former Cold War foes are "frozen."
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Barack Obama Banishes Vietnam War Era With Lifting Of Arms Ban
US President Barack Obama today scrapped a Cold War-era ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, as ties between the former foes grow closer thanks to trade and mutual fears of Chinese expansion in disputed seas.
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First US Cruise Ship On Historic Cuba Voyage In 50 Years Docks In Havana
The first US cruise ship to travel to Cuba in half a century docked in Havana Monday, marking a new milestone in the rapprochement between the old Cold War foes.
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Barack Obama Preparing To Visit Cuba As Soon As March: Source
US President Barack Obama is preparing to visit Cuba as soon as March, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday, a major step in the thaw between former Cold War foes the United States and Communist-run Cuba.
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US and Cuba Discussing Joint Marine Reserve: John Kerry
The United States and its former Cold War foe Cuba are discussing a joint maritime reserve in waters between their countries, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday.
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Barack Obama, Raul Castro Meet as They Work on Thawing US-Cuba Ties
US President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the United Nations today in a rare one-on-one meeting between the former Cold War foes as they work toward improving relations after decades of animosity.
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Pope Francis to Witness Impact of US-Cuba Detente He Helped Spur
Pope Francis begins a nine-day tour of Cuba and the United States on Saturday where he will see both the benefits and complexities of a fast-evolving detente between the old Cold War foes that he helped broker.
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John Kerry to Host Cuba Foreign Minister in Washington on Monday
Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Washington on Monday, U.S. officials said, to mark the historic restoration of diplomatic ties between former Cold War foes severed more than five decades ago.
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No Change for Now in Cuba Migration Policy: US
Washington has no current plans to modify its Cuban migration rules after the Cold War foes announced the re-establishment of diplomatic ties from July 20, officials said Monday.
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US, Cuban Foreign Ministers to Meet at Panama Summit
US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday, the highest level diplomatic encounter between the former Cold War foes in half a century.
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Tributes From Friends and Foes After Last Soviet Finance Minister Dies
Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze, who helped end the Cold War as the Soviet Union's last foreign minister, died on Monday aged 86, with tributes pouring in from friends and foes.
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North Korea Kidnap Probe an Attempt to Divide Foes: Analysts
North Korea's surprise pledge to probe Cold War kidnappings of Japanese nationals is an attempt to divide its foes that could benefit its nuclear and missile programmes if Tokyo eases sanctions in return, analysts say.
