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King vows sacrifices of VJ Day heroes will ‘never be forgotten’ in historic message to nation

King Charles III has vowed that the service and sacrifice of VJ Day heroes “shall never be forgotten” on the 80th anniversary of the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces during the Second World War.

The Independent UK

Lone piper plays at Edinburgh Castle to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Stirling Castle and the Kelpies are among the sites around the UK set to be lit up on Friday evening to commemorate the end of the Second World War.

Evening Standard

New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain

Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world war that had begun six years earlier, in September 1939.

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Repair Shop guest breaks down as gran’s Second World War diary is restored

A guest onThe Repair Shop broke down in tears after his grandmother’s diary from the Second World War was restored.

The Independent UK

Britain would be speaking German if Starmer was in charge during WWII, US ambassador says

Washington’s ambassador to Israel told Sir Keir to ‘sit this one out’ after the UK PM criticised Israel’s plans for Gaza

The Independent UK

Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’

Washington’s ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War.

Evening Standard

101-year-old veteran receives Freedom of the City of London

Sidney Machin, from Dorset, was made a freeman as a tribute to his service in the Second World War

The Independent UK

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VJ Day 2025: How to commemorate the end of the Second World War in London

Here’s where to remember the sacrifice of more than 90,000 troops in the Far East

Evening Standard

Kamikaze: An Untold History review – a bewilderingly brutal act of collective desperation recalled

Japan’s deployment of kamikaze pilots to bomb US ships in the Pacific during the second world war killed almost 4,000 Japanese and 7,000 American soldiers. This powerful documentary tells the story of these shocking missions

The Guardian - UK

Lookout, Devon! Our overnight stay in a 1940s observation post

A clifftop bunkhouse built for the RAF during the second world war is perfect for a kid-friendly escape – with great views, sea swims, hiking and otter spotting

The Guardian - UK

'Rewriting history': Claim filed to ICC over Russian looting of Ukrainian heritage

A French organisation has lodged a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the plundering of Ukrainian museums by Russia, which it claims is 'the biggest looting of cultural heritage in Europe during an international armed conflict since the Second World War'.

Radio France Internationale

Why do French people want to have fewer children, or none at all?

In the last 20 years, the desire to have children has fallen sharply in France, according to a study published by the French Institute for Demographic Studies last week – and the country's birth rate is at its lowest since the end of the Second World War.

Radio France Internationale

TV tonight: an elemental premiere at the First Night of the Proms

Composer Errollyn Wallen kicks off this year’s concert season at the Royal Albert Hall. Plus, PBS America celebrates the unsung heroines of the second world war. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Ice activity on historic Japanese site evokes painful legacy of incarceration

Descendants of Terminal Island’s Japanese community see parallels between the second world war and Ice raids today

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The Independent UK

Second World War veteran believed to be Britain’s oldest man dies aged 110

Earlier this year, Donald Rose was presented with the freedom of the borough of Erewash for his bravery in the Second World War

The Conversation

Why Trump blames decisions on others – a psychologist explains

It was US president Harry S. Truman who, in the years just after the second world war, kept a little wooden sign on his desk which read: “The buck stops here!”. It emphasised his willingness to accept ultimate responsibility for his decisions and actions as president, even the ones that…

Radio France Internationale

Thirty years after genocide, Srebrenica has more graves than residents

Thirty years on from Europe’s worst atrocity since the Second World War, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica is still marked by empty streets, rows of graves and families who have never stopped waiting. Home to 6,000 people before the war, it now has fewer than 800 residents, as many young…

The National (Scotland)

From cradle to grave? Our new series examines the welfare state in 2025

THE welfare state was brought in by a Labour Party after the Second World War, on the principle that it would protect citizens from "cradle to…

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How Macau’s second world war experience shaped the territory

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, a conflict that left few corners of the globe untouched. In east Asia, the small Portuguese-administrated territory of Macau in southern China stood out as a rare neutral territory. But, despite its neutrality, Macau could not…

The Guardian - US

Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump

As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration camps

The Conversation

China positions itself as a stable economic partner and alternative to ‘unpredictable’ Trump

After the second world war, the US and its western allies created a set of international agreements and institutions to govern attitudes to mutual defence, economics and human rights. For decades this created stable alliances and predictable economic plans.

The Conversation

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden wins the 2025 Women’s prize – an expertly woven tale of personal crises and national horror

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden has won the 2025 Women’s prize. It revisits a dark, under-explored chapter of Dutch history. It asks what happened to all the possessions that Jews who were forced to flee or were taken to camps during the second world war had to leave…

The Independent UK

‘Brilliant role model’ and veteran ‘never imagined’ being honoured at 106

Norman Irwin served in North Africa in the Second World War and later set up a number of clubs in his home town of Coleraine.

The Independent UK

‘Inspirational’ veteran, 106, is oldest person on King’s Birthday honours list

Norman Irwin said he didn’t expect honour as he’s ‘getting on a bit’

The National (Scotland)

Musician records album in historic Highland oil tank with record-breaking reverb

A MUSICIAN has recorded a full album in an old oil tank built during the Second World War in the Highlands, which holds the world record for the…

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