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Malaysia looks for Chinese ship suspected of looting WWII wrecks: Coastguard
Malaysia’s coastguard said Tuesday that authorities were questioning the crew of a Chinese vessel detained on suspicion of looting two British World ... World News -
Unexploded WWII bomb found in Poland’s Wroclaw forces evacuation of 2,500 residents
A large unexploded bomb from World War II discovered in the Polish city of Wroclaw forced the evacuation of 2,500 residents on Friday.The bomb ... World News -
German court bans Russian flags at WWII anniversary memorials in Berlin
A Berlin court on Monday banned Russian flags and symbols from being displayed around three Soviet memorials in the German capital during World War II ... World News -
WWII naval mine destroyed in Croatian bay
Experts on Sunday destroyed a large World War II naval mine found by chance in a northern Croatian port, prompting hundreds of residents to be ... World News -
Official opens probe into WWII planes crash at Dallas air show
A national transportation official probing the cause of a midair crash of two historic military planes during an air show that left six people dead ... World News -
Two WWII-era planes collide at Dallas air show: US aviation agency
Two World-War-II-era airplanes collided Saturday at an air show in Dallas, US authorities said, with social media footage showing the aircraft ... World News -
Poland’s FM Rau signs diplomatic note to Germany on WWII reparations
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has signed a diplomatic note to Germany concerning reparations for World War Two, he said on Monday, formalizing ... World News -
Poland asks Germany for WWII reparations of $1.3 trillion
Poland’s government on Thursday estimated the financial cost of World War II losses to be 1.3 trillion euros (dollars) and said it would “ask Germany ... World News -
Extreme drought reveals unexploded WWII bomb in dried-up Italian river
An unexploded World War Two bomb which was once submerged in a river in Italy has been discovered due to an extreme drought, the BBC reported on ... World News -
Former Nazi camp guard, 101, gets five-year sentence for Holocaust war crimes
A 101-year-old man was convicted in Germany of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on Tuesday for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration ... World News -
Putin vows ‘as in 1945, victory will be ours’ on WWII Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that “as in 1945, victory will be ours” as he congratulated former Soviet nations on the 77th ... World News -
Zelenskyy says ‘evil has returned’ on WWII Victory Day, in reference to Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday evil has returned to Ukraine as he gave an emotional address for Victory Day, when Europe ... World News -
Patriotism, unease mix in Russia as it marks WWII Victory Day
The Russian holiday of Victory Day brings out patriotic displays of flags, military parades and marches by veterans’ groups celebrating the country’s triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945. World News -
Coronavirus pandemic caused biggest decrease in life expectancy since WWII: Study
The coronavirus pandemic caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy in western Europe since World War Two, researchers have found.A new study, ... Coronavirus -
Israel summons Polish envoy over Holocaust property bill
Israel summoned Poland’s ambassador on Sunday to express its “deep disappointment” over a Polish bill that critics say will make it harder for Jews to ... World News -
Britain’s ‘secret parliament’ celebrates its 80-year anniversary
Eighty years ago on Thursday, British lawmakers driven from their debating chamber by World War Two Nazi bombs secretly set up a new home less than ... World News -
Normandy holds ceremony to commemorate D-Day heroes
When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the ... World News -
Harvard professor ignites international uproar over Japan’s ‘comfort women’ claims
A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept as sex ... World News -
Painting stolen by Nazis to be returned to Jewish heirs
A commission in Germany has ruled that a painting by expressionist Erich Heckel that is in a German art museum was likely unlawfully obtained under ... Art and culture
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