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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs

The Independent UK

Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago

The Independent UK

Iconic Paris Hotel Lutetia Taken Over By Mandarin Oriental

The historic Lutetia hotel in Paris, occupied by the Nazis during World War II and after liberation serving as a welcome centre for concentration camp survivors, was on Thursday taken over by luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental.

International Business Times

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Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

Is China intent on a D-Day style invasion of Taiwan?

The Conversation

Norway’s government is being pushed to rethink ‘illogical’ ethical ban on its $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund investing in defense

“We are currently facing the most serious security crisis since World War II," Tina Bru of Norway’s Conservation party told Fortune.

Fortune

Tate Britain to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heirs

Looted by the Nazis during World War II and lost for decades, a 17th-century masterpiece is finally returning to its rightful heirs.

Euronews

Artist Who Depicted Dutton, Rinehart & More As Nazis Defends Work: ‘Makes You Think’

The artist responsible for the Wagga Wagga window display says it's intended to “make the viewer think” and does not promote hate or racism.

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Sir Richard Branson says history will remember this time as when the West’s trust in America 'ended'

Branson lambasted the new Donald Trump administration, comparing current actions to Roosevelt hypothetically siding with Hitler in World War II.

Fortune

Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle during World War II

The Independent UK

UK Gallery To Return Nazi-looted Painting To Heirs Of Jewish Collector

The Tate Britain gallery is set to reunite the great-grandchildren of a Belgian Jewish art collector with a painting looted from his home by the Nazis, officials said on Saturday.

International Business Times

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

The man believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper has died

The Independent UK

French cemetery for West African troops reopens amid identity dispute

A military cemetery near Lyon, where nearly 200 West African soldiers who fought for France in World War II are buried, has reopened after being desecrated earlier this year – and despite ongoing controversy over the identification of some of the dead.

Radio France Internationale

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Lift Order Barring Deportations

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

International Business Times

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion.

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The Independent UK

One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump's DEI purge

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Pentagon’s DEI purge: Officials describe scramble to remove then restore online content

The Pentagon faces questions over the removal of military heroes from Defense websites

Reason

Trump's Reading of the Alien Enemies Act Defies the Usual Meaning of Its Terms

To justify the immediate deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members, the president is invoking a rarely used statute that does not seem to apply in this context.

Reason

Warrantless Home Searches Under the Alien Enemies Act?

Trying to figure out a reported new legal argument.

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Jackie Robinson's Military Service Removed From Defense Department Website as Crackdown on DEI Continues

The Department of Defense removed Jackie Robinson's bio from its website as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate content perceived as linked to DEI initiatives.

The Independent UK

Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge

The Pentagon says internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down

The Conversation

Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war

As President Donald Trump often promised during his 2024 presidential campaign, on March 15, 2025, he invoked an obscure 18th-century law called the Alien Enemies Act to justify deporting 137 Venezuelans he says are associated with a Venezuelan gang.

The Independent UK

The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

The U.S. deported hundreds of immigrants after President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II

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30 Treasures That Are Long Lost To History But There’s A Slim Chance Of Them Reappearing

These stories of missing treasures would make great Indiana Jones movies. The post 30 Treasures That Are Long Lost To History But There’s A Slim Chance Of Them Reappearing first appeared on Bored Panda.

Latin Times

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Attempt to Deport Venezuelans Through 18th Century Wartime Act

President Donald Trump's attempt to use a law passed in 1798 to target Venezuelan immigrants for deportation has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Al Jazeera

Is Trump the end of the international rules-based order?

Analysts mull if this isn’t the beginning of the end for the ‘rules-based order’, long accused of hypocrisy.

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