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100-year-old veteran says winning World War II ‘wasn’t worth it’ due to state of Britain today

A 100-year-old veteran has heartbreakingly said winning World War II “wasn’t worth it” due to state of Britain today.

The Independent UK

8 Towns That Truly Celebrate Veterans on Veterans Day

Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1919, marking the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. Originally dedicated to honoring WWI veterans, it became a legal holiday in 1938. After World War II and the Korean War, the U.S. Congress renamed it Veterans Day in 1954 to…

Beating Broke

The Long Road Home

The Wounded Generation examines the aftermath of the "good war."

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Nicolas Cage wins over Luton film crew with Greggs feast while shooting new movie Fortitude

The Con Air star has been getting a taste for Britain as he reunites with director Simon West on a new World War II spy drama

Evening Standard

Kawasaki Is Maybe Building Missiles For Germany. Will They Also Be Supercharged?

Listen, we're not saying a supercharged missile would be a good idea. But if there was a company that could do it, Kawasaki would be that company.

RideApart

Report Calls French Massacre Of WWII African Riflemen Premeditated, Covered Up

French forces' 1944 massacre of African World War II troops demanding pay in Senegal was "premeditated" and covered up, with previous death tolls vastly underestimated, according to a paper submitted to the Senegalese president, an exclusive copy of which was obtained by AFP. According to French colonial authorities at the…

International Business Times

French massacre of WWII African riflemen premeditated, covered up: report

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Surrounded 1000 Japanese soldiers fled into mangrove swamps to escape British forces. Is it true that only 20 made it out alive?

They thought they had a chance at freedom... they were wrong.

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Japan Ex-PM Murayama, Famous For WW2 Apology, Dies Aged 101

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.

International Business Times

A long-lost diary from China is shedding light on a D-Day landing mystery

The diary was by Lam Ping-yu — a Chinese officer who crossed the world to train and serve with Allied forces in Europe.

The Independent UK

Sweden upgrades wartime shelters amid rising tensions with Russia

Since 2024, Sweden has invested around €7.7 million to upgrade its 64,000 shelters built during World War II and the Cold War.

Euronews

‘They Just Took You Away’

In my daughter’s nightmares, a window into how children are processing Trump’s immigration raids. Such expressions of fear are normal, mental health professionals say.

Capital & Main

Mystery as missing Roman headstone discovered in New Orleans backyard

The tablet had been in an ancient cemetery of around 20 graves of military personnel

The Independent UK

Mission Margraten Plus Celebrates Over a Decade of Bringing Joy, Connection, and Purpose to World War II Veterans

Since its inception in 2014, the organization has grown from local outings and lunches into a full-year calendar of programs that inspire, motivate, and renew the spirits of veterans who have given so much of their lives to the country.

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'Backyard Fireworks' Of WWII Bombs Still Litter Solomon Islands

Solomon Islander Dennis Phillip was ploughing his soil by hand when he heard an unusual clunk -- one of the countless unexploded bombs still scattered across the small Pacific nation decades after World War II. Japanese and Allied forces waged a savage campaign across the Solomon Islands from 1942 to…

Euronews

Could Austria refuse to host 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is frozen out?

Israel has been a participant in Eurovision, established after World War II to provide a forum for peaceful competition among nations, since 1973.

The Independent UK

Global mystery after unearthed ancient Roman headstone is found —in New Orleans

Dr. Daniella Santoro and her husband discovered an ancient Roman tombstone in their New Orleans yard that has been missing from an Italian museum since World War II

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51 Life Hacks People Discovered Completely Accidentally And Still Use

What’s the best “life hack” you’ve learned completely by accident?

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The Mary Sue

This alternate universe character on ‘Peacemaker’ rules, right?!

Oh he's a badass...

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin says ‘impossible to believe’ Moscow wants a war but warns Trump of escalation

Putin warns Trump sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would be 'new stage of escalation'

The Independent UK

Three-year-old finds live World War II-era hand grenade in Washington family’s front yard

No one was injured in the incident

Marie Claire

Prince William Knows The Public Has "To Fall in Love With" Prince George Now to Ensure the Future of the Monarchy

"William doesn’t want George to have the same level of exposure he and Prince Harry had as kids, so it has to be done very carefully."

The Independent UK

Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100

Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100

Radio France Internationale

Calls for reform as UN marks 80th anniversary amid conflict and division

The United Nations' founding charter, which aimed "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war", came into effect 80 years ago this month. But as today's members wrap up the annual General Assembly in New York, conflict is more than ever on the agenda, casting doubt over the UN's…

Euronews

Scientists shocked to find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea

German waters alone contain about 1.5 million metric tonnes of dumped weapons, mostly from the two world wars in the 20th century.

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