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The collapse of old regimes and the long shadow of conflict define this week’s front pages. Power fragments in the Soviet Union, from Boris Yeltsin’s electoral upset in Moscow to a tense military standoff on the streets of Lithuania. Elsewhere, the realities of Western intervention dominate the news agenda. Nato escalates air strikes over Kosovo, allied air power backs Libyan rebels, and Iraq descends into chaos after the first Gulf War. Yet, amidst global turmoil, there are also flashes of diplomatic progress. In a scene once thought impossible, former adversaries Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams sit side by side to forge a power-sharing deal, heralding a new era of peace for Northern Ireland.
28 March 1989 – Soviet old guard routed at the polls
Soviet voters use new parliamentary elections to deliver a significant defeat to the Communist establishment. While the result vindicates Mikh...
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