World War 2

TOKYO (Reuters) - In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by “enduring the unendurable”.FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows after placing a flower at…

The UK celebrates VJ Day today, August 15 - marking 75 years since Japan's surrender brought an end to the Second World War.Victory over Japan (VJ) Day came more than three months after Victory in Europe (VE) Day, because Japan continued fighting until the US dropped two atomic bombs on…

Over the Alps - released on Apple Arcade and Steam earlier in the year - is coming to Nintendo Switch on August 25th. The narrative adventure follows a spy as they race across Switzerland on the eve of World War 2, and comes with an alluring postcard-style aesthetic and multiple…

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In the lead-up to the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a temporary exhibition about the Soviet Union’s role in the defeat of Nazi Germany has gone on display at the Australian War Memorial.Shared Victory explores the often overlooked alliance between the Soviet Union and the…

TOKYO (Reuters) - This month marks 75 years since the end of World War Two in the Pacific.FILE PHOTO: Japan's Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese government, onboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan September 2, 1945. Lieutenant…

TOKYO (Reuters) - This month marks 75 years since the end of World War Two in the Pacific.FILE PHOTO: Japan's Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese government, onboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan September 2, 1945. Lieutenant…

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Here is a what-could-have-been story. In the spring of 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's coalition cabinet met to consider measures to deal with the severe economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.  At the table, together with 26 Liberal cabinet ministers, were: Environment Minister Elizabeth May of the Green…