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Former FSB Officer Says He Escaped Kremlin Hit Squad by Hiding in a Cow Carcass

The Telegraph published his unverified account, underscoring the peril faced by Russian security insiders who probe corruption.

At Bay of Pigs Anniversary, Cuba Signals Readiness as U.S. Weighs Options

Netflix’s ‘Miracle: The Boys of ’80’ Reexamines the ‘Miracle on Ice’ With New Footage and Player Revelations

Ponies Bows on Peacock With Full Season and Rising Buzz

Reykjavik-Era KGB–CIA Drama Gets Pre-Premiere at Yeltsin Library Ahead of NTV Debut

OVG Münster Orders Haus der Geschichte to Reveal Sellers of Schabowski Note

Steinmeier Warns German Democracy Faces Greatest Threat Since Berlin Wall's Fall

Margaret Atwood Says Real-World Politics, Not the Book Itself, Power 'Handmaid's Tale' Resonance

Berlin Poll Finds Strong Support for DDR Remembrance and School Trips to Memorials

Reports Say Eli Cohen’s Remains Could Soon Be Returned to Israel

35 Years After Reunification, Germany's East–West Divide Endures

National Archives Posts 22-Minute 'Roswell Incident' Video With Contested Crater Image

Francisco Serrano Wins 2025 Tusquets Prize for 'El corazón revolucionario del mundo'

ZDF’s Adenauer–de Gaulle Drama Wins Primetime With 2.85 Million Viewers

Oliver North Marries Fawn Hall in Private Virginia Ceremony

Berlin Wall Anniversary Spotlights DDR Curriculum Reform and Memorial Accuracy

ZDFheute Debuts Documentary on Soviet Spying and Oppenheimer’s Downfall

Helsinki Conference Marks 50 Years of Final Act as Zelensky Demands Regime Change

Declassified CIA Documents Reveal Surveillance of Lee Harvey Oswald Before JFK Assassination

Fortieth Anniversary of Rainbow Warrior Sabotage Prompts Fresh Scrutiny of State Repression