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Study materialCuban Missile CrisisThe Cuban Missile Crisis was a pivotal 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba, marking the closest point to nuclear war during the Cold War, ultimately resolved through diplomacy. Study materialCold War: Origins, US-Soviet Rivalry, Containment and Key CrisesThe Cold War was a prolonged ideological, political, and military confrontation between the capitalist United States and the communist Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991, characterized by strategies like containment and key crises such as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Current affairsEnforcement Directorate Director Rahul Navin Gets One-Year Tenure Extension: Governance and PMLA ImplicationsThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved a one-year extension in the tenure of Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Rahul Navin, extending his term from 13 August 2026 to 13 August 2027. The extension also allows Navin to continue in service beyond his superannuation date of 31 July 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.