The Latest Breaking News from World War II

The backstory: How battle in Egypt's desert turned the tide of World War II

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.”

The Times of India · 55m ago

Dallas’s 1924 underground freight tunnels became disconnected from the main rail line

Beneath downtown Dallas lies a little-known chapter of the city’s transportation history: a network of railroad tunnels built to move freight through the central business district without relying on a maze of surface tracks. Beginning in 1924, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway developed a complex of 4 freight-terminal…

The Times of India · 6h ago

Hegseth demanded the world. His staff broke it during a rush to move it into his office

Defense Secretary’s team declined to wait for help from military historians, who were furloughed at the time, the Washington Post reports

The Independent UK · 18h ago

Europe sent its gold to the U.S. for safe keeping during World War II. Central banks are now reshuffling their reserves for a new era of uncertainty

“Central banks are increasingly optimizing across three considerations: custody risk, physical accessibility, and market liquidity.”

Fortune · Oct 18

The missing bow of a World War II cruiser was found 675 metres underwater

Scientists confirmed the discovery of the missing bow of USS New Orleans in Iron Bottom Sound near Guadalcanal. The wreckage was located using advanced seafloor mapping and deep-water imaging technology. USS New Orleans was heavily damaged by a Japanese torpedo in November 1942, resulting in extensive loss of life. The…

The Times of India · Oct 17

Diver Find Triggers Navy Blast: Lobster trip uncovers suspected WWII munition; report explains seabed risks

In August 2026, while diving off Fort Pierce, diver Luke Neiman stumbled upon what appeared to be a torpedo. Alerting the authorities sparked an investigation by various agencies. The US Navy later identified the object as a suspected World War II munition, which they safely disposed of via an underwater…

The Times of India · Oct 16

104-year-old woman receives brother’s World War II dog tags 83 years after his death

A 104-year-old Massachusetts woman has received her brother's World War II dog tags 83 years after he died in a 1943 plane crash off Florida. The tags were discovered among old military records, and a 1972 headstone application helped officials trace his sister, Dorothy Stewart. She received them at an…

The Times of India · Oct 13

India, Gulf gain room to manoeuvre as US-China rivalry reshapes world, says former UK PM Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak stated that countries such as India and Gulf nations are shaping global orders independently. He emphasized the increasing geopolitical uncertainty as these nations do not always align with the US or China. Sunak expressed concern over the rise in armed conflicts worldwide since World War II, noting 61…

The Economic Times · Oct 13

Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki found, 800m deep in Pacific 83 years later

For more than eight decades, the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki lay hidden beneath the waters off the Solomon Islands, its final resting place unseen by modern explorers. That changed in July 2025, when an international research team located the World War II warship on the seabed of Iron Bottom Sound. According…

The Times of India · Oct 13

US air museum to reopen as storm-damaged World War II hangar finds new owner for $1

An 83-year-old World War II-era blimp hangar in Oregon, US, was sold for just $1 after a storm tore a 200-foot hole in its roof in December 2025. The historic building, which houses the Tillamook Air Museum, was purchased by a nonprofit organisation and is set to reopen on October…

The Times of India · Oct 11