ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped ...

Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told details of her long-time art adviser's double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials ...

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

Following the fall of dictator Bashar Assad, there is uncertainty over the future of Russia's military bases in Syria. The ...

Many historians also credit the Carter administration with having been at the forefront of events that led to the dissolution ...

Barring a few exceptions, Hollywood movies continue to be gung-ho about the United States’ penchant for waging wars across ...

Some of the global conflicts stem from the vacuum left by the collapse of the USSR. In what ways has the Ukraine crisis ...

The Soviet Union’s fall and the subsequent end of the Cold War forced a reexamination of spending priorities. No longer were defense projects simply handed a blank check. The F-22's production was ...

Trump says a meeting with Putin to end the war is in the works. If a deal is struck, would might it look like?

Over 35 years ago now, as the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of collapse and President George H.W. Bush worked to secure ...

Climate change and Russia’s aggressive stance toward the West have made the Barents Sea a geopolitical hot spot. Because of ...

Buzz: Why do real estate people root for falling mortgage rates? Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed stats on home loans, home prices, jobs and inflation dating to 1976. By the way, that was ...