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Petition launched to commemorate Sunderland prisoner of war veteran Len Gibson

Len Gibson, from Sunderland, died at the age of 101 - just days before the launch of a book detailing his remarkable life and time as a Japanese prisoner of war on the notorious Burma Railway and Bridge over the River Kwai

Chronicle Live · Apr 5, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Will there be a spring counteroffensive?

Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to enter a new phase in the coming weeks

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023

Why Force Fails

The dismal track record of U.S. military interventions.

Foreign Affairs · Mar 30, 2023

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Japan's Strict Gun Laws: Tight regulations make shootings rare

In the wake of the recent Nashville primary school shooting in the US, the debate over gun violence has resurfaced. Today's focus takes us to Japan, a country known for its low murder rates. Although gun ownership is not uncommon in Japan, it is tightly regulated. Japan's anti-gun culture has…

France 24 · Mar 29, 2023

Plans to transform East Lothian Second World War toilet block into a family home

The out-building is thought to have been a female toilet block used by the auxiliary air force during the Second World War. Plans have been drawn up which would see it make way for a family home

Edinburgh Live · Mar 27, 2023

Taiwan Tensions Fuel Anxiety on Japan’s Tiny Yonaguni Island

Yonaguni is the westernmost in a series of small Japanese islands, known as Yaeyama, that are gradually being transformed into a key line of defense as Japan embarks on its biggest military buildup since World War II.

The News Lens · Mar 27, 2023

An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.

Bangkok Post · Mar 26, 2023

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Italy partisans criticize Meloni over Nazi massacre comment

Italy's premier has marked the anniversary of one of the worst World War II-era massacres in German-occupied Italy

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Russia boosts defences near Japan amid US row over Asia Pacific

Moscow’s move comes after high-level visits by rivals China and Japan to both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2023

Fresh concern over Chinese interest in Pacific airstrip

China has conducted a feasibility study at the request of Kiribati's government to upgrade a strategic airstrip that housed military planes in World War II.

AAP · Mar 22, 2023

Carl P. Leubsdorf: GOP disagreement over Ukraine echoes isolationists of WWII

The pointed exchanges among Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers about the U.S. commitment to Ukraine is a reminder that some policy debates never end. Like the one over U.S. overseas commitments.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Mismatch? Russia's growing dependence on China

"In love, there is always one who kisses, and one who offers the cheek." That French proverb was borrowed by Winston Churchill's daughter to describe the British prime minister's relationship during World War II with US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. When observing the optics of Xi Jinping's three-day state visit…

France 24 · Mar 21, 2023

It’s Easy But Wrong to Be Cynical About Putin’s Indictment

The charges may be an important step in pushing global justice forward.

Foreign Policy · Mar 21, 2023

Two Sisters Adopted During WWII Reunite After 75 Years Apart

After 75 years, two sisters who were given up for adoption at the close of World War II have reunited.

Zenger · Mar 17, 2023

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Daily Record · Mar 17, 2023

The Scottish memorials to a 'soldier bear' from World War II that 'retired' to Edinburgh Zoo

It may surprise you to hear that a small town in the Scottish Borders is home to a statue erected in honour of a Syrian bear that served in the Polish Land Forces during World War II.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 16, 2023

No, my Japanese American parents were not 'interned' during WWII. They were incarcerated

LOS ANGELES — My parents, Shigeo and Joanne Watanabe, were U.S. citizens born and raised in Seattle — she a student at Seattle University who loved parties and red painted fingernails, he an aspiring accountant with a golden glove and killer smile.

Wales Online · Mar 15, 2023

'Two sisters put up for adoption at the end of WWII reunite after 75 years apart'

Annie lJpelaar, 78, and Sheila Anne Fry, 75, reunited in June 2022

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

‘Watershed’ $1 trillion defense budget on the horizon

WASHINGTON — The $1 trillion American defense budget is in sight.

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The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Callery pear tree: How to manage an invasive former favorite

When the suburbs boomed after World War II, the Callery pear tree was chosen to line their many miles of tree-lined streets

Roll Call · Mar 14, 2023

‘Watershed’ $1 trillion defense budget on the horizon - Roll Call

As the Pentagon unveils its $842 billion budget request for fiscal 2024, the prospect of a $1 trillion defense budget looms.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Australia says nuclear subs needed to counter militarization

Australia’s defense minister says a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023

Huge fort used as a secret WW2 base on sale for LESS than price of London parking space

Built in 1859, the Welsh waterside building on the edge of the Milford Haven estuary has largely fallen into disrepair, and is now on sale for a bargain £190,000

Manchester Evening News · Mar 12, 2023

“Refusing to go on that plane saved my life”: World War II RAF Veteran celebrates his 100th Birthday

A veteran who served in the RAF marks his 100th birthday with fascinating stories of his time in the war

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Kishida makes 1st pitch in Japan game with South Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida threw out the first pitch for the World Baseball Classic game between Japan and South Korea, bouncing a ball that was scooped up by Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama who was his designated catcher

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023

Far left, far right — including Illinois members— united in House vote to pull troops in Syria

Strange bedfellows: Progressives on the left, Freedom Caucus members on the right backing — for different reasons — a measure to withdraw troops from Syria.

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