May 07 Russia to host leaders of China and Brazil for the 80th anniversary of its World War II victory By Associated Press Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to host the leaders of China, Brazil and other heads of states for festivities on Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 5:50 ‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to that outcome by flying combat aircraft — not for… Continue watching
Apr 29 WATCH: Black women’s WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor By Fernanda Figueroa, Matt Brown, Associated Press At a ceremony Tuesday in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other lawmakers will present the medal to the family of unit commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams Earley. Continue reading
Apr 28 Russia declares unilateral 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the truce will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow's defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Continue reading
Mar 07 Unexploded World War II bomb disposal in Paris causes hours of travel chaos including Eurostar line closure By Samuel Petrequin, John Leicester, Associated Press A French government minister says that train services will gradually resume and roads will reopen after the disposal operation of an unexploded World War II bomb caused transportation chaos in Paris. Continue reading
Jan 06 Austrian far-right leader receives mandate to try to lead a government for the first time since World War II By Philipp Jenne, Geir Moulson, Associated Press The anti-immigration and euroskeptic Freedom Party, which opposes sanctions against Russia and is led by Herbert Kickl, won Austria’s parliamentary election in September. Continue reading
Oct 20 John Kinsel Sr., one of the last Navajo Code Talkers who served in WWII, dies at 107 By Associated Press “Mr. Kinsel was a Marine who bravely and selflessly fought for all of us in the most terrifying circumstances with the greatest responsibility as a Navajo Code Talker,” Tribal President Buu Nygren said in a statement Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 02 Poland holds funeral Mass for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II massacres By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press The remains of Polish civilians including more than 200 asylum patients were exhumed in 2021-2024 from separate mass graves near the town of Chojnice. Continue reading
Jun 08 An American WWII veteran just got married near Normandy’s beaches. He’s 100, the bride’s 96 By John Leicester, Associated Press Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But World War II veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy,… Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on democracy at Pointe du Hoc in France By Chris Megerian, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden on Friday plans to use the site to rally Americans in defense of democracy, which he says is under threat from Donald Trump in this year's election. Continue reading