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Poland demands $1.3 trillion war reparations from Germany

Poland’s top politician says that the government will seek equivalent of $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the Nazis’ World War II invasion and occupation of his country

The Independent UK

Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible

The Independent UK

Movie review: WWII action film 'Burial' also packed with weighty philosophical questions

As the horrors of World War II continue to resonate throughout our collective memory, writer/director Ben Parker mines that time period for his historical action/horror film “Burial,” and finds an original concept within that well-known milieu.

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Review: 'Black Snow' delivers an uncomfortable, important World War II history lesson

In 1940, Seattle-based Boeing engineers designed a massive beast of an aircraft. The B-29 Superfortress — composed of 55,000 parts — had a tail three-stories high, enormous propellers and a 5,500-mile range.

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Statues Topple as Europe Purges Communist Monuments

In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week. It crashed into a pond to the cheers of those watching. Days earlier in Estonia, a replica of a Soviet tank…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Statues topple as Europe purges communist monuments

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a renewed push to topple the last remaining monuments to the Soviet army that remained in Europe

The Independent UK

Danube drought reveals parts of hidden WWII history

The worst drought in Europe in decades has not only scorched farmland and hampered river traffic, it also has exposed a part of World War II history that had almost been forgotten

The Independent UK

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England captain Ben Stokes taking leadership inspiration from Brad Pitt film character

Ben Stokes has taken inspiration for his captaincy of the England Test team from Brad Pitt's character Don "Wardaddy" Collier in the 2014 World War II film 'Fury'

Daily Mirror

Woman calls police after creepy discovery inside house bought at auction

Tiffany Ma, 28, from LA, and her partner Matt bought the run-down propertywith the goal of transforming it into a profitable home

Irish Mirror

Several parts of the world are in drought — revealing hidden treasures in dried-up riverbeds

Severe conditions have revealed some incredible hidden treasures and pieces of history — from a World War II bomb to fossilised dinosaur tracks.

ABC News

Woman 'calls police' after opening old safe found in hoarder's house

Tiffany found the safe when she bought the house in an auction.

Daily Record

Glasgow primary first in Scotland to promote LGBT inclusivity throughout lessons

The school's work has been highlighted at a council education committee.

Glasgow Live

Solving the curious case of the metal pyramids in a Canberra paddock

Could they be World War II relics or perhaps alien calling cards? In fact, the story behind these rusty pyramids near Tuggeranong starts at one of our cultural institutions

The Canberra Times

Deal reached to address 2 leaking nuke waste tanks

A deal to address two nuclear waste storage tanks that are leaking radioactive materials into the soil in Washington state has been reached between Washington state and the U.S. Department of Energy

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Poland says WWII grave destroyed by Russian ally Belarus

Poland’s Foreign Ministry accuses Minsk of razing a memorial containing the remains of anti-communist soldiers.

The Independent UK

Some like it hot: Eating spicy in China's WWII shelters

The city of Chongqing is known for both soaring temperatures and spicy cuisine, notably its hotpot: a peppery bubbling tabletop broth into which diners dunk bite-size pieces of food to cook and eat

Mic

Republican candidate for governor Scott Jensen is proud of his wildly offensive Holocaust analogy, actually

“This is how I think.”

The Independent UK

Poland begins to dismantle Soviet-era monument

Poland has started demolishing a memorial to Soviet Red Army soldiers

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Ex-British soldier removes Nazi flag outside home after backlash from 'disgusted' locals

Billy Brown put up the flag, which contained a black and white swastika in his back garden. But his neighbours were disgusted with his actions and the German marching tunes he played

Asharq Al-Awsat

Where Ukraine War Stands after 6 Months

When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in an unprovoked act of aggression, many expected a quick victory. Six months later, the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II has turned into a grinding war of attrition. The Russian offensive has largely bogged down as…

Chronicle Live

Former British soldier takes down Nazi flag outside his Walker home following community backlash

Billy Brown put the flag up in the back garden of his property in Walker, Newcastle

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Where Ukraine war stands after 6 months

Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II

WEKU

80 years ago, the Soviets began defending Stalingrad against Germany

Adolf Hitler was determined to take Stalingrad. Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union were equally determined to stop him, which resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II.

France 24

‘They would have preferred hell’: The Battle of Stalingrad, 80 years on

The Second World War’s deadliest battle – and one of the most brutal of all time – started on August 23, 1942, when Adolf Hitler’s forces went all out to seize the city bearing Joseph Stalin’s name. If ever a battle was like an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object,…

ABC News

Heritage workers discover secret message in a bottle penned 86 years ago in Queensland school spire

A handwritten note from 1935 is found tucked into an old ginger ale bottle after being discovered in the spire of a Brisbane school by heritage workers 86 years later.

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