Get Ready for a Busy Royal Spring After Historic Events in London Announced The Royal Family will help celebrate a major anniversary this May. Marie Claire · Mar 5, 2025
Germany Set For Massive Rearmament As Divide With US Widens Germany is set to rearm in a way not seen since World War II after likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government would vastly increase defence spending. International Business Times · Mar 5, 2025
Trump's "bad manners undermine" his goal Author Robert Kaplan explains Trump's beef with NATO: "A fairer society will also be the most militarily dynamic" Salon · Mar 5, 2025
Trump's Moves On Russia-Ukraine War Is Like Siding With The Nazis In WWII, Former Top Diplomat Says: 'We'd All Be Speaking German Now' Michael McFaul, ambassador to Russia during the Obama administration, harshly criticized Donald Trump's actions on the Russia-Ukraine war Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025
45 Of The Weirdest Government Projects Ever Here are some of the weirdest government projects ever implemented throughout history. Some of the names should give you a clue of what they're all about. The post 45 Of The Weirdest Government Projects Ever first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Mar 3, 2025
Trump Preparing to Invoke Nearly 250 Year-Old Law to Catch Up to His Immigration Promises The Alien Enemies Act was designed to allow the president to authorize the relocation, arrest or deportation of any man older than 14 years old who hailed from a country at war with the U.S. It has been used three times since Latin Times · Feb 27, 2025
Brutalism – the architectural style that dared to summon a new world from the ashes of World War II Some viewers of “The Brutalist” are probably getting their first taste of Brutalism, the architectural style that gives the film its name. The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025
Austria eyes new coalition government that excludes far-right Freedom Party Conservative People’s Party, Social Democrats and liberal Neos to present a ‘common programme’ after deal. Al Jazeera · Feb 27, 2025
‘Propaganda lessons for everyone’: Russia’s wartime curriculum exposed A new film reveals how Moscow’s overhauled syllabus is influencing a generation of young Russians. Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2025
Republicans mostly mum on Trump’s upending of Russia policy - Roll Call Congressional Republicans have largely avoided criticizing Trump over his dramatic shift of America's long-standing Russia policy. Roll Call · Feb 24, 2025
America's oldest serving Mayor dies at 100: Secrets behind his long and healthy life Tinton Falls Mayor Vito Perillo, the oldest serving mayor in the United States died on Saturday night at the age of 100. A World War II veteran, his passion for community and energy levels defied the limits of age. An inspiration to many, twice elected as Tinton Falls Mayor at… The Times of India · Feb 24, 2025
Japan's emperor marks his 65th birthday with a call to keep telling the tragedy of WWII to the young Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote understanding of the history and determination for peace as the world observes the 80th anniversary of the war’s end The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025
Court deals blow to Holocaust survivors’ lawsuit against Hungary a long-running lawsuit seeks compensation from Hungary for property confiscated during World War II The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025
How allies have helped the US gain independence, defend freedom and keep the peace – even as the US did the same for our friends Make Canada angry. Make Mexico angry. Make the members of NATO angry. The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025
The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025 Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US imperialism of dominating other nations by force, after decades of nuclear deterrence Imperialist rhetoric is becoming a mark of President Donald Trump’s second term. From asserting that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, Greenland and the Panama Canal to apparently siding with Russia in its war on Ukraine, Trump’s comments suggest a return to an old imperialist style of forcing…
Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2025 Fact-check: Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as Trump claims? Trump has blamed Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for starting the war with Russia, fuelling a war of words amid talks.
The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025 Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his overtures are rejected, perhaps seize Greenland by force.
Latin Times · Feb 18, 2025 Jalisco Cartel 'Likely' To Follow a U.S. Strategy From World War II Before Entering Ongoing Sinaloa Turf Wars A Mexican journalists argues that the CJNG is "waiting to see more signs of wear and tear" before siding with a Sinaloa cartel faction
International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025 Zelensky At Munich Security Meet As Trump-Putin Talks Spark Alarm President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia's Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that the Ukraine war will be settled over their heads.
Reason · Feb 13, 2025 Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs Could Be Largest Tax Increase Since World War II The specifics are still vague, but the White House is reportedly claiming that new tariffs will generate $1 trillion annually.
International Business Times · Feb 13, 2025 'Patience Paid Off': Putin Out Of Shadow After Trump Call Russian President Vladimir Putin has been largely shunned by the West since his troops attacked Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. That era of isolation came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, when US President Donald Trump picked up the phone.
The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025 60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens.
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025 VP Vance is visiting the Dachau concentration camp memorial on eve of his big meeting with Zelenskyy Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the Dachau concentration camp memorial
The Texas Tribune · Feb 12, 2025 Trump’s mass deportation plans have echoes of a 1950s federal crackdown that swept through Texas Seventy-one years after the Eisenhower administration launched a high-visibility operation to arrest undocumented immigrants, President Trump is following some of the same playbook.
Player One · Feb 12, 2025 'Civilization VII' Dataminers Tease Firaxis' 'Fourth Age' Expansion, Addition of 'Atomic Age' Dataminers uncovered hints of an unannounced Atomic Age in "Civilization VII," while Firaxis teases big plans but stays tight-lipped on details.