World War 2

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany faced calls to toughen gun ownership laws and step up efforts to track far-right sympathizers after the suspect in one of its worst mass shootings since World War Two was found to have published a racist manifesto. The 43-year-old presumed killer of nine people in two…

By Steph Willems on February 20, 2020 Since the automatic transmission’s birth shortly before the outbreak of World War 2, driver input and road load have dictated what gear a traditional autobox finds itself in. But what if a tranny could instead predict the optimal gear for the road not…

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Germans to "defend democracy" on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden in the World War II as the emboldened far right rattles the political establishment. The anniversary has a complex legacy in Germany, where right-wing activists have long inflated the number of people…

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland’s prime minister said he wants to visit Russia to commemorate the victims of a World War Two massacre and 2010 plane crash, amid heightened tensions with Moscow after recent comments by Vladimir Putin about Poland’s historical role. FILE PHOTO: People carry crosses and the portrait of…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The bombing of Dresden created a firestorm that destroyed the centre of the city "The firestorm is incredible... Insane fear grips me and from then on I repeat one simple sentence to myself continuously: 'I don't want to burn to death'. I do not…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Big Ben tower at the Houses of Parliament was more badly damaged by German bombs during World War Two than originally thought, experts said on Thursday, as the bill for its restoration rose by 18.6 million pounds ($24 million). FILE PHOTO: The Elizabeth Tower, housing the…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Big Ben tower at the Houses of Parliament was more badly damaged by German bombs during World War Two than originally thought, experts said on Thursday, as the bill for its restoration rose by nearly 20 million pounds ($25 million…

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) - William White, a 104-year-old U.S. Marine veteran who earned a Purple Heart in World War Two, is celebrating Valentine’s Day this year like never before, surrounded by a mountain of 70,000 love letters and well-wishes sent from al…

Walkers are being urged to help identify 10,000 miles of historic footpaths that are missing from the map in England and Wales and could be lost for ever. All rights of way must be identified before a government deadline of 2026, after which it will no longe… Read More

Boris JohnsonGeoff Pugh - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesBoris Johnson is pushing ahead with plans for a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.The bridge is reportedly set to be constructed across the largest munitions dump in the world.One retired offshore engineer described the project as being "as feasible as building a bridge…