World War 2

Australian minister has marked Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day to remind the public of the date on which victory in the pacific ended the second world war. VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day, also referred to as VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, is celebrated on Aug. 15 to commemorate…

By Irene Wang and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minster Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours war dead, angering South Korea and China.…

Speaking at an international donors’ conference in Copenhagen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged more funding and weapons for Kyiv. “The sooner we stop Russia, the sooner we can feel safe,” he said. Estonia imposed tough new restrictions on visas for Russian nationals, even as Germany signalled it didn’t want a…

It was no easy task to clear the bomb. About 3,000 people living nearby were evacuated for the disposal operation, the army said. The area’s airspace was shut down, and navigation along that stretch of the waterway as well as traffic on a railway line and state road close by…

Heat waves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: The drought-stricken waters of Italy's River Po are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War Two bomb. Military experts defused and carried out a controlled explosion on Sunday of the 450-kilogram bomb,…

By ORIANA BOSELLI, Reuters Published August 8, 2022 1:25am BORGO VIRGILIO, Italy — Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: the drought-stricken waters of Italy's River Po are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War Two bomb. Military experts…

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comBORGO VIRGILIO, Italy, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: the drought-stricken waters of Italy's River Po are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War Two bomb. Military…

PACIFIC VISIT US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (third left) and US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy (left) pose for pictures with delegates and representatives of the governments and armed forces of Australia, New Zealand and Japan at the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal at Skyline Ridge…

A closed Lanspeary Park pool is seen on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star Following recent news about plans to re-invent the pool at Lanspeary Park, some history should be mentioned. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The pool…

If whitewashing Bulgaria’s history during the Second World War helps an Israeli arms company get a contract, who could possibly object? July 26, 2022 One of the most grotesque distortions of Holocaust history is when those involved in the international arms trade use it to legitimize war and mass violence.…