World War 2

Far-right Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni votes at a polling station in Rome, on Sept. 25.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press Giorgia Meloni’s upstart Brothers of Italy and its two coalition partners placed first in the Italian election, putting the European Union’s third-largest economy on course to take its most radical…

Voters have until 23:00 local time to cast separate votes for the Chamber and Senate Italians are deciding whether to choose their most right-wing government since World War Two, in an election being followed closely across Europe. Giorgia Meloni leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party and is aiming to…

The onset of autumnal weather, with rain making fields too muddy for tanks, is beginning to cloud Ukraine’s efforts to take back more Russian-held territory before winter freezes the battlefields, a Washington-based think tank has said. Russia, meanwhile, pressed on with its call-up of hundreds of thousands of men to…

(Reuters) - Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country's most right-wing government since World War Two and usher in its first woman prime minister. Following is a description of Italy's complex election law, which favours parties able to create pre-election coalitions: BROAD…

Author of the article: Reuters Crispian Balmer and Keith Weir ROME — Polls opened in Italy on Sunday in an election that is forecast to return the country’s most right-wing government since World War Two and also herald its first woman prime minister. Voting began at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT)…

Leaders in Europe have called for calm after Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military "mobilisation" since World War II. Mr Putin warned this morning that Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal if the West continued with what he called its "nuclear blackmail". The blunt warning…

Marvel Marvel and Skydance New Media have announced a new video game that will bring together Captain America and Black Panther in a World War 2 setting. This is the Marvel game that original award-winning “Uncharted” trilogy game director Amy Hennig has been working on – a narrative-driven ensemble adventure…

A man whose grandparents risked their lives by protecting a Jewish girl during Second World War has been reunited with her daughter nearly 80 years on. Suze van der Bijl was only five years old when she was taken into hiding in a loft in the Netherlands in 1944 by…

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Yo dawg, I heard you like real-time tactics games A teaser trailer for inbound World War 2 strategy Men Of War 2 has been released that promises a full reveal…

A 99-year-old RAF veteran has had her Second World War debt repaid when she was presented with a set of five shilling coins. Peggy Terry served with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and when she was discharged in 1945 was still owed the money. And 77 years later, the debt…