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UK UFO Secrets: Winston Churchill 'Ordered' 50-Year Cover-Up, Nick Pope Reveals Craft That Baffled Military Radar

Explore the UK's most mysterious UFO sightings, from Winston Churchill's secret 50-year cover-up to the terrifying 'otherworldly' craft at Rendlesham Forest.

International Business Times UK

How WWII diggers kept the Ashes alive in POW camps

Cricket played behind the barbed wire in German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II was a huge morale booster for diggers, diaries and scorebooks show.

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Vince Zampella Games Ranked — The Franchises That Changed How Millions Play Forever

Explore the best video games by Vince Zampella and how his career-defining titles reshaped shooters and player expectations.

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‘White Christmas’ isn’t really about Christmas at all — the sad story behind America’s favorite festive song

The beloved song was highly requested by troops during WWII

The Independent UK

The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction

Along with millions of others, I’ll soon be taking 2 hours and 10 minutes out of my busy holiday schedule to sit down and watch a movie I’ve seen countless times before: Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which tells the story of a man’s existential crisis one Christmas Eve…

The Conversation

This L.A. Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Whitewashing, Vowing to ‘Scrub Nothing’

The Japanese American National Museum stands out among cultural institutions by refusing to bend to President Trump’s attacks on diversity, history and the truth.

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Did Tusk say that Poland will pay for Germany's World War II crimes?

Viral claims online have misrepresented Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's remark that Warsaw would pay for the Polish victims of WWII, and not Germany, amidst an ongoing reparations debate with Berlin.

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Naturally I Had To Watch The Great Escape After Stranger Things 5 Part 1, And There's One Reference I Appreciated Most

Any Tom, Dick or Harry who's seen the movie probably caught this...

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German president to visit WWII bombing site as Europe seeks to bolster united front against Russia

Germany’s president is laying a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the atrocities of World War II as his country and the United Kingdom seek to bolster an alliance to combat the new war raging in Europe

The Independent UK

Dick Van Dyke at 100: The Mary Poppins star’s everlasting appeal — and the iconic role he had to turn down

IN FOCUS: As he turns 100, the cherished performer is still uniting generations. Kevin E G Perry looks back at a staggering career that stretches from World War II radio performances to ‘The Masked Singer’, a record-breaking Emmy win and a Coldplay video

The Independent UK

Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’

Many Americans know of Josef Stalin’s Terror of the late 1930s, during which more than 1 million people were arrested for political crimes, and over 680,000 executed.

The Conversation

Thousands protest far-right surge in Croatia following incidents

Thousands of people have joined protest marches in Croatia against a surging far right following a spate of incidents targeting ethnic minorities and liberals that have fueled both ethnic and political tensions in the European Union country

The Independent UK

An Antidote to the FDR Cult

A new biography presents Franklin Roosevelt as one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history.

Reason

79-Year-Old World War II Refugee Remains in ICE Custody After Living in the U.S. for Over 70 Years

Born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp, Paul John Bojerski’s immigration case highlights the complexities and impracticalities of mass deportations.

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Royal Expert Says Prince George Is Already "Measured and Aware" When It Comes to Embracing His Future as King

Journalist and author Robert Jobson called George's recent events an "awakening to service."

Evening Standard

Russian spies blamed for sabotage of key railway line in Poland as Vladimir Putin tests Nato

‘This is the first act of sabotage of this scale on Polish tracks since the end of World War II,’ says Lukasz Wojdyga, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Warsaw’s Enterprise Institute

Marie Claire

With Ex-Prince Andrew "Banished," This Royal Is Now "In Training" to "Come Forward"—and Prince William Clearly Approves

The Princes of Wales was pleased with one royal's big debut this month.

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Petain tribute comments raise 'revisionist' storm in France

A senior French official said Saturday he would take legal action over comments made following a tribute to Philippe Petain, France's wartime head of state convicted of treason after World War II.

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The Independent UK

Display about Black soldiers removed from World War II US military cemetery

The information panels were removed following ‘an internal review of interpretive content,’ according to the American Battle Monuments Commission

Euronews

Ukraine’s frontline cities: Rebuilding the shield of Europe

Europe lives in peace. Ukraine fights for it. And when Ukrainian cities withstand daily attacks, they are shaping the future of a free and secure Europe, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov writes in a Euroviews exclusive.

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Gen X, Gen Z, Gen Alpha? Your Ultimate Guide To Generation Name Chaos

Decode generation name chaos! From Baby Boomer to Gen Alpha, understand names and ages. Explore each generational cohort's birth year.

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Kate Middleton’s Heartfelt Veterans Day Visit Draws Attention after Touching Video Moment

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“Sinister”: People Are Just Now Finding Out Audrey Hepburn Actually Aged, The Reactions Are Wild

"Aging gracefully terrifies the internet."

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How Russia came to see itself as Europe’s ‘antifascist’ saviour

When, exactly, did World War II end? The answer depends on where you are from. The war officially ended in the early hours of May 7 1945, when General Jodl signed Germany’s unconditional surrender at the Allied headquarters in Reims, effective from the following day. Thousands took to the streets…

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Barack Obama Surprises Plane Full Of War Veterans, And Their Emotional Reactions Go Viral

“This made me tear up,” echoed several netizens as the war veterans were honored by the former President.

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