World War 2

Windows were blown out and homes damaged after a Second World War bomb was detonated in Exeter, police said. The controlled explosion took place at 6.10pm on Saturday after the 1,000kg "Hermann" bomb was discovered on a building site in Glenthorne Road on Friday. Police evacuated people from 2,600 homes,…

Church bells rang out and a Second World War-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Capt. Sir Tom Moore to honour the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of dollars for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard. A Second World War-era plane flew over the funeral…

Good morning. More than 500,000 people in the US have now died from coronavirus, just over a year since the country detected its first case. That is more than the population of Miami, Colorado Springs or Minneapolis. It’s also more than the number of Americans who died in the second…

Russian state prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to fine Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny 950,000 roubles ($13,000) for slandering a World War Two veteran, a charge he calls politically motivated.Reuters Last Updated:February 16, 2021, 16:24 ISTFOLLOW US ON:MOSCOW: Russian state prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to fine Kremlin critic…

Second World War veteran Reg Harrison says his love story was "meant to be." He survived four plane crashes and returned home to meet the fiancée of his best friend, who had died in the war. Second World War veteran Reg Harrison, 98, holds up his wife's photo, which he…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Friday to face a charge of defaming a Second World War veteran. Meanwhile, Navalny's anti-Kremlin movement has received bitcoin donations worth nearly $380,000 this year, outstripping the total amount it was given in the cryptocurrency in 2020. Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny,…

The Dallas Mavericks quietly made the decision to phase out playing the national anthem before games this season at the request of owner Mark Cuban, according to a report from The Athletic. The Mavericks won’t be playing the anthem moving forward. The move comes after widespread action during the anthem…

The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has said he has nothing to say to those opposing his ambassadorial appointment, noting that he performed creditably well during his tenure as service chief. According to him, the numerous projects and infrastructural projects executed by his administration were compiled by…

Published February 3, 2021 12:39am Updated February 3, 2021 12:45am By GUY FAULCONBRIDE and MICHAEL HOLDEN, Reuters LONDON — Captain Tom Moore, the British World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus, has died aged 100…

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