The Latest Breaking News from World War II

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 · Mar 29, 2025

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 · Mar 28, 2025

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 · Mar 28, 2025

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 · Mar 21, 2025

Warrantless Home Searches Under the Alien Enemies Act?

Trying to figure out a reported new legal argument.

Reason · Mar 21, 2025

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.

Latin Times · Mar 19, 2025

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 Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

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 Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

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.

Bored Panda · Mar 17, 2025