Cold War

The aircraft transporting Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has landed in Washington, D.C., as reported by Andrew Roth, Global Affairs Correspondent for The Guardian on X. Plane carrying Evan Gershkovich Paul Whelan and Alsu...

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, has expressed concerns over China’s support for Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine. This comes just over a week before the NATO summit in Washington. What Happened: Blinken addressed this issue at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based...

Reddit users are increasingly predicting an economic collapse in the U.S., with some even preparing for a scenario similar to the Soviet Union’s demise after the Cold War. The growing concern is being fueled by factors such as inflation, debt, and job market instability. What Happened: A...

The adviser to the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s office said Washington's “wrong” nuclear policy led to war in Europe. What Happened: Mykhailo Podolyak took to Twitter to say the U.S. and other Western nations encouraged Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons as...

Now that Brittney Griner’s situation has captured our collective attention, Russian experts across the pond have a stark warning to add. Their realistic view of what Vladimir Putin is capable of is enough to compel Westerners to tuck their passports away for a...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On Feb. 7, 1958, the U.S. Department of Defense founded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Where Was The Market? The S&P 500 was at 41.73 and the Dow...

Each day, Benzinga will take a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Dec. 8, 1991, the Soviet Union, America’s Cold War rivals for decades, officially dissolved. Where Was The Market? The S&P 500 closed the previous week at...

(Author Mark Fritz was East Berlin correspondent for the Associated Press from 1990–1993; as an editor on the Foreign Desk, he filed the bulletin on the fall of the Berlin Wall.) History handed West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl an epic opening, and he hurled his hulking frame right through...