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Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak attend annual Battle of Britain service at Westminster Abbey

The event marked the 84th anniversary of the Second World War victory by Royal Air Force pilots and aircrew.

Evening Standard

Nehru’s First Recruits: A remarkable retelling of an epoch – with one glaring gap

The advent of the post Second World War international order – and the new equations that emerged with it – coincided with the early years of postcolonial India. Perhaps the clearest reflection of the significance that newly independent India placed in navigating external challenges and pursuing national interests, while engaging…

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Tucker Carlson accused of airing ‘pro-Nazi propaganda’ on show – as Elon Musk promotes it as ‘worth watching’

Self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper claimed Winston Churchill ‘was the villain of Second World War’ and that millions of people ‘ended up dead’ in Nazi concentration camps

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D-day: Biden calls for supporting Ukraine in struggle against ‘dark forces’

President warns at 80th anniversary that democracy is under greater threat than at any time since second world war

The Guardian - US

Watch as World War II veterans leave for France ahead of D-Day 80th anniversary

Watch as Second World War veterans leave for France on Tuesday 4 June, ahead of the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy.

The Independent UK

Russia not invited to D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in France

Russia will not be invited to events marking the 80th anniversary of the Second World War's D-Day landings next Thursday given its war of aggression against Ukraine, the French presidency has announced.

Radio France Internationale

British Museum told of unexploded bomb risk on Bloomsbury site amid energy centre plans

There is ‘medium risk’ of unexploded Second World War bombs, a survey found

Evening Standard

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Plymouth bomb: device to be detonated tonight or tomorrow, say police – as it happened

Second world war bomb now in the water by Plymouth after its removal from a garden

The Guardian - UK

Masters of the Air cast talk getting into the headspace of "guys who saved the world"

Exclusive: Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and Callum Turner talk playing real-life Second World War pilots in Masters of the Air

Total Film

Famous Marylebone building known as "spy corner" where SOE agents were trained sold for £3m

A Marylebone office building that served as a secret Second World War training centre for spies preparing to be dropped into Nazi occupied France has been sold for around £3 million.

Evening Standard

The Shepherd: Disney's ghostly new Christmas tale evokes the eerie qualities of Britain's abandoned second world war airfields

From Charles Dickens to M.R. James, Christmas has a long association with ghost stories. In The Shepherd – part of Disney+’s festive fare for this year – we have an evocative addition to the genre.

The Conversation

Secret WWII tunnels set to surface on London stock market

The business planning to turn a secret network of Second World War tunnels under Holborn into a major new visitor attraction has made the first preparations for a London stock market listing, the Standard has learned.

Evening Standard

Missing Second World War pilot located after 80 years

Gilbert Haldeen Myers’ plane was shot down in Sicily but his fate had remained a mystery

The Independent UK

Exeter University waits for ruling on appeal over Second World War bomb

Allianz Insurance won a High Court fight after refusing to pay out on a claim for damage caused by the disposal of an unexploded German bomb.

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Bletchley declaration: international agreement on AI safety is a good start, but ordinary people need a say – not just elites

In November, the UK government held the first AI (artificial intelligence) Safety Summit in the historically resonant setting of Bletchley Park, home to the legendary second world war codebreakers led by the computing genius Alan Turing.

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Is All The Light We Cannot See based on a true story?

Is All The Light We Cannot See based on a true story? Set during the second World War, viewers have been asking if there's truth to the tale.

The Conversation

AI: the real threat may be the way that governments choose to use it

The significant risks that AI poses to global security are becoming clearer. That’s partly why UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is hosting other world leaders at the AI Safety summit on November 1-2 at the famous second world war code-breaking site Bletchley Park. Yet while the technology of AI is…

The Independent UK

How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come?

Since the Second World War, the US has given more aid to Israel than any other country

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How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come?

Since the Second World War, the US has given more aid to Israel than any other country

The Independent UK

How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come?

Since the Second World War, the US has given more aid to Israel than any other country

The Independent UK

Officers’ mess used by Dambusters given listed building status

The mess hall was used by those involved in Operation Chastise, one of the most well-known operations of the Second World War.

The Independent UK

What is the Captain Tom Foundation and what is its future?

The charity was set up in the wake of mammoth fundraising efforts by a Second World War veteran who captured the nation’s hearts.

The Conversation

Canada's House speaker quits: What the Hunka scandal reveals about Second World War complexities

Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, has resigned from his post after inviting “war hero” Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament to take in the recent appearance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Independent UK

Chelsea Pensioner enjoys surprise flight in Second World War Spitfire

Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith flew in the rear of one of two Second World War Spitfires flying over Sussex during an event for military veterans.

The Guardian - US

One Life review – Anthony Hopkins moves in stirring second world war drama

The two-time Oscar winner makes a convincing play for a third statuette in the powerful story of Nicholas Winton, who saved Jewish children before the war began

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