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Survivors strive to ensure young people do not forget Auschwitz

On a frosty Polish winter evening, 96-year-old Esther Senot told the 100 or so shivering students at Auschwitz-Birkenau how she was a teenager much like them when she was first brought to the Nazi death camp on 2 September, 1943.

Radio France Internationale

Prime Video is losing this must-binge war drama with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes — don’t miss your last chance to stream

This war drama series with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is leaving Prime Video soon. Here’s everything to know about “Rogue Heroes” and why you should stream it now.

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Elon Musk at Trump’s inauguration: What’s the history of the Nazi salute?

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk comes under fire for making gesture at President Trump rally similar to Nazi salute.

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How do Donald Trump’s executive orders compare to all other US presidents?

Recent presidents of the United States have issued fewer executive orders.

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How Allied photos revealed true horrors of the Nazi death camps

Images of what the Allies found when they liberated the Nazi death camps towards the end of World War II brought the horror of the Holocaust to global attention.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron leads tributes to World War II Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot

France’s president has paid homage to former French Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot, who has died aged 108

The Independent UK

Tommy Brown, Last Living Member of 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97

He was MLB's final link to its tumultuous World War II years.

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Birthrate falls to post-war low as French people have less children

Births in France fell last year to their lowest annual number since the end of World War II in 1945, the national statistics bureau said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

New Netflix drama is climbing up the global top 10 with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and harrowing true story

Number 24 is no. 10 worldwide on Netflix

Total Film

Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out

Capitalism, communism and socialism are the world’s three major economic systems. While the phrase “economic system” may seem like a yawn, countless people have fought and died in major wars over which one should dominate.

The Conversation

Royal Enfield's Flying Flea Will Get Next-Gen Tech Thanks To Industry Giant

Love them or hate them, Royal Enfield has been doing things right lately. From small-displacement models that flex their capabilities like the Himalayan and Guerrilla 450, to retro, accessible, and easily customizable bikes like the Interceptor and Classic 650, the brand seems to know pretty much what riders want.Now, in…

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Netflix’s new war movie is the first must-watch of 2025 — and viewers rate it 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

"Number 24" is the first Netflix movie of 2025 than you need to watch right now — and it's already cracked the global top 10

Tom’s Guide

Macron revives plans to build memorial for victims of terrorism

France’s plans to build a national memorial for victims of terrorism – originally shelved due to budget cuts – are back on track, President Emmanuel Macron has promised. The project’s proposed location on a World War II memorial site, however, remains a point of contention.

Radio France Internationale

Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recovered

A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.

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Germany and US have long been allies - that could change with Trump

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in November 2024, the German state-owned news service Deutsche Welle published an article with the headline “Trump’s election victory is a nightmare for Germany.”

The Independent UK

Germany - who once invaded most of Europe - seems to warn Trump about his Greenland plans

German chancellor reiterated the importance of respecting a country’s borders to maintain peace

Radio France Internationale

War, peace and progress: why 2025 will be a standout year of remembrance

From Nazi Germany's surrender to the historic Paris climate accord, 2025 marks a year of pivotal anniversaries that have shaped the world. As France reflects on Simone Veil's groundbreaking fight for abortion rights 50 years ago and mourns a decade since terror struck the heart of Paris, we also commemorate…

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Russia gained 4,000sq km of Ukraine in 2024. How many soldiers did it lose?

Verifying casualty figures for soldier in the Russia-Ukraine war is difficult, as experts call it ‘a war of narratives’.

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Reason

Is Threatening to Kill Jews Generally—with No Person or Institution Specifically Named—Punishable?

Not under California law, a court says. (Federal law and the law in other states may be different.)

International Business Times

French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration.

Player One

Multiplayer Shooter 'Hell Let Loose' Now Free on the Epic Games Store for a Limited Time

The Epic Games Store is offering Hell Let Loose for free for a limited time as part of its weekly giveaway.

International Business Times

Names Of Nearly 500,000 Suspected Nazi Collaborators Posted Online

The archive contains the names of those investigated as part of a special legal system at the end of World War II in the Netherlands

The Conversation

Righting a wrong, name by name − the Irei monument honors Japanese Americans imprisoned by the US government during World War II

June Aochi Berk, now 92 years old, remembers the trepidation and fear she felt 80 years ago on Jan. 2, 1945. On that date, Berk and her family members were released by military order from the U.S. government detention facility in Rohwer, Arkansas, where they had been imprisoned for three…

Reason

How FDR Built the American Security State

Historian Anthony Gregory explains how liberalism can be used to build an apparatus of repression.

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'SAS Rogue Heroes' season 2 online – stream WW2 drama series from anywhere

Under new management and on a new mission in Europe. Here's how to watch "SAS Rogue Heroes" season 2 online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

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