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The Persistence of Great-Power Politics

What the war in Ukraine has revealed about geopolitical rivalry.

Foreign Affairs

An American submarine that went missing in World War II is found off of Japan's coast

The wreckage of the USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least 10 enemy vessels during the war, was identified, the Navy said — almost 80 years after it was presumed lost.

WEKU

The Militant Pacifists of World War II

War by Other Means tells the story of those conscientious objectors who did not cooperate with the government's alternative-service schemes.

Reason

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Grief, anger and pride: how war upended the lives of Ukraine’s citizen soldiers

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered seismic changes in the lives of most Ukrainians. Days before Moscow launched its attack, FRANCE 24’s Mehdi Chebil visited a training centre in Kharkiv where civilian reservists prepared for a war many still hoped to avoid. Twelve months later, he returned to the…

France 24

Kyiv and Moscow Are Fighting Two Different Wars

What the war in Ukraine has revealed about contemporary conflict.

Foreign Affairs

On a sleepy tourist island in Japan's remote south-west, locals fear a dark period of history is repeating

After decades of peace, Japan is now confronting the possibility of a war with China. Some along a string of islands in the nation's southwest fear they're in the firing line.

ABC News

Bradenton, the Pirates' Florida hub, has been defined by a century of baseball

When what was formerly known as Bradenton's City Park opened in 1923, Major League Baseball's commissioner at the time, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, arrived for pregame festivities on a biplane piloted by a Manatee County official.

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Grandfather Pursues His Passion In Aviation After Building A Fighter Aircraft From His Garden Shed

The Grandfather built am impressive fighter aircraft from scratch that took him two years after the start of the pandemic.

Zenger

Antisemitic text was projected onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

A display alluding to an antisemitic conspiracy theory was projected onto the former hiding place of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl whose diary notes the persecution her people faced during World War II.

WEKU

Huge blast after second World War bomb explodes unexpectedly in Norfolk

Norfolk police confirm ‘unplanned’ detonation of World War II bomb

The Independent UK

World War II 'bomb' sends huge smoke plume into the sky after 'unplanned' detonation

A huge area of a seaside town was cordoned off for days after the bomb was discovered

Wales Online

‘Living legends.’ Fla. man, 101, honored for service as a first Black US Marine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- George J. Johnson proudly served as a U.S. Marine Corps military policeman during World War II in the early to mid 1940s.

Miami Herald

Every Premier League club's all-time top scorer as Harry Kane breaks Tottenham record

Harry Kane has become Tottenham's record goalscorer, surpassing the legendary Jimmy Greaves, but some Premier League clubs have their scoring records still standing decades after being set

Daily Mirror

The U.S. Was Attacked By Balloons Before And Six People Died

A Sunday School picnic in Oregon ended in tragedy when a balloon-bomb exploded.

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World War II Marrinup prisoner of war camp stories unearthed by amateur historian over decades

A dedicated amateur historian has devoted years to finding and recording the stories of German and Italian prisoners of war held in a forest camp south of Perth during World War II.

Tribune News Service

Putin vows victory in Ukraine as he marks WWII Stalingrad triumph

President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. and its allies they can’t defeat Russia, rallying domestic support for his invasion of Ukraine in a speech marking a key victory in World War II.

Radio France Internationale

War of words marks 80th anniversary of Russian victory in Stalingrad

As Russian President Vladimir Putin attends World War II commemorations in southern Russia, on the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in Stalingrad, Europe continues to support Ukraine in the war against Russian invaders.

The Independent UK

Putin commemorates Stalingrad battle, echoing Ukraine fight

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in the battle of Stalingrad

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Russians Mark Stalingrad Anniversary in Shadow of Ukraine Conflict

President Vladimir Putin is set to preside Thursday over commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest in World War II. The high-profile celebrations in the southern city of Volgograd come as the Kremlin is drumming up support for…

France 24

Ukraine should start EU entry talks 'this year', Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday his war-torn country deserved to start EU accession talks already "this year". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.. All times are in Paris time (GMT+1).

Bangkok Post

Celebrating human rights in 2023

This year is a time to remember and reiterate two key instruments which have shaped responses to human rights implementation since the end of World War II in 1945. It was the task of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), based on a Resolution of the UN General Assembly…

The Conversation

A Black history primer on African Americans' fight for equality – 5 essential reads

As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture.

Newcastle Herald

On the hunt for hidden Hunter aircraft wreckage

It's strange how many aircraft remnants are just hanging around.

France 24

Holocaust Memorial Day commemorated amid horrors of Russia-Ukraine war

Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78th anniversary Friday of the Nazi German death camp's liberation, some expressing horror that war has again shattered peace in Europe and the lesson of Never Again is being forgotten.

The Independent UK

UN chief: Exhibit of Nazi victims is call to fight cruelty

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Nazis tried to rob millions of Jews of their names before killing them during World War II

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