BERLIN: Germany marks three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall this week, but a hint of a return of the Cold War and the rise of nationalism is dampening the mood. (FILES) This file photo taken on November 11, 1989 shows a West Berliner preparing to hand over a FRG flag to East German Vopo policemen through a portion of the fallen Berlin Wall near the Brandenbourg Gate. Merkel will speak at the Chapel of Reconciliation, which stands on the former Berlin Wall border strip. Russia, meanwhile, is consolidating its foothold in the Middle East, while the US is also increasingly at odds with China. For UN chief Antonio Guterres, “the Cold War is back – with a vengeance, but with a difference.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2019 04:18 UTC