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For US Veteran, D-Day Memories Still Vivid After 80 Years

Richard Rung recalls it vividly: German artillery firing on his landing craft, the sound of machine gun bullets striking the vessel, blood mixed with seawater on the deck, troops crying on the beach.

International Business Times

Russia's Victory Day Celebrations And Putin's Political Agenda

Explore Russia's Victory Day, a commemoration of WWII triumph, central to Putin's leadership and national identity.

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Hamas Considering Latest Gaza Truce Offer In 'Positive Spirit'

Hamas says it is considering in a "positive spirit" a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding the devastated Palestinian territory would require efforts not seen since World War II. After months of stop-start negotiations, Hamas has sounded an optimistic tone about the latest hostages-for-ceasefire proposal, raising hopes an…

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That elusive Australian panther's been everywhere, man

Is it a panther from World War II? A jaguar escaped from the circus? Or something even worse?

Newcastle Herald

France's last 'hidden Jewish children' share memories of surviving Holocaust

Every last Sunday in April, France holds a national day of remembrance for the victims of deportation during World War II. Ceremonies are held in tribute to the 150,000 people deported from French soil to the Nazi death camps, many of whom never returned. But nearly 80 years since France…

France 24

Mike Johnson and the troubled history of recent Republican speakers

Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.

WEKU

Hidden forts have all but vanished

World War II-era forts tucked away on Big Jack Mountain are now even harder to locate.

The Canberra Times

End Of The Road? Philippine Jeepneys Face Uncertain Future

The first jeepneys rolled onto the streets of the Philippines just after World War II -- noisy, smoke-belching vehicles initially made from leftover US Jeeps that became a national symbol.

International Business Times

Solemn dawn before thousands march through Sydney

From silence at dawn to reverent crowds and boisterous behaviour around betting circles, Anzac Day has been marked in many places and many ways across NSW.

AAP

Secret UK Women's Codecracking Army Gets Belated Recognition For WWII Work

During World War II, dozens of women Cambridge University students worked around the clock in complete secrecy to crack Nazi codes, but only now are the unsung heroes getting recognition.

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Women's long battle to vote in France and the generations who fought it

This 21 April marks 80 years since women secured the right to vote in France. A wartime decree finally granted equal suffrage in 1944 – decades later than other European countries, and only after generations of women had demanded their democratic rights.

Salon

MAGA didn't come out of nowhere

Author David Austin Walsh says "respectable" conservatives have tolerated racists and neo-Nazis all along

WEKU

What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today

The modern study of starvation was sparked by the liberation of concentration camp survivors. U.S. and British soldiers rushed to feed them — and yet they sometimes perished.

International Business Times

Biden's Cannibals Story Leaves White House In The Lurch

Joe Biden raised eyebrows when he hinted that cannibals on the island of New Guinea may have eaten his uncle's body after he was shot down during World War II. And the White House and official records indicated Thursday that -- as with many a family legend -- the facts…

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Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher Carl Erskine Dies At 97

Learn about the life and legacy of Carl Erskine, the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who passed away at 97. Discover his baseball achievements and commu...

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Macron Recalls Dark Side Of French WWII History In Resistance Tribute

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based on a remote Alpine plateau, but also remembered the "errors" of French collaborationist forces who sided with the Germans against them.

Radio France Internationale

Russia welcome but Putin not invited to French D-Day anniversary

Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony marking 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy, organisers said Tuesday.

France 24

Russia but not Putin invited to French D-Day anniversary, say organisers

Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony in June to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World War II, organisers said Tuesday.

The Canberra Times

Who was this ghostly photobomber at The Royal Hotel?

He knew everyone at the pub - except the shadowy figure in the back.

Roll Call

Kishida tells Congress Japan will help US carry the load abroad - Roll Call

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida told Congress that Tokyo is ready to carry a larger share of the burden the U.S. has borne for decades.

WEKU

Seizures, broken spines and vomiting: Scientific testing that helped facilitate D-Day

Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered wildly unethical today in an effort to shore up the war effort.

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