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Europeans are concerned that the US will withdraw support from NATO. They are right to worry − Americans should, too

The United States has long played a leadership role in NATO, the most successful military alliance in history.

The Conversation

Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning German-born filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II — has died at 97

The Independent UK

AP Photos: WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and 'non-recoverable.' Four are finally coming home

As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before crashing into the water.

The Independent UK

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Eleven men died in a mystery WWII bomber crash. Their families have finally found the bodies

The ceremonies are happening 12 years after one of the relatives set out to solve the mystery of where exactly the plane went down

The Independent UK

What if Hitler was assassinated and World War II ended in compromise? Catherine Chidgey imagines a parallel reality

Catherine Chidgey’s ninth novel, The Book of Guilt, has been hotly anticipated. Following the critical and commercial success of her last two novels, it was the subject of a bidding war between UK publishers. The Book of Guilt is also now the first of her books to be released in…

The Conversation

'Hurt': Leningrad Siege Survivor, 84, Charged Over Peace Placard

Lyudmila Vasilyeva, 84, survived the Siege of Leningrad in World War II as a child.

International Business Times

Merz To Visit Lithuania As Germany Helps Bolster NATO's Eastern Flank

Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank against a hostile Russia.

International Business Times

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US and Italy launch new effort to find remains of soldiers who went missing during WWII

In a post on social media, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said that the new pact ‘reflects values shared’ between the two nations

The Independent UK

Prince William and Princess Kate are "Careful Not to Overwhelm" Prince George as They Prepare Him to be King

"I think what they're trying to achieve is that he's relaxed in that sort of situation."

Marie Claire

Scottie Scheffler Isn’t Just Winning Big, He’s Doing It at a Historic Rate

Scheffler is winning at a pace that puts him in the company of Jack and Tiger, Bob Harig writes. Also: a key runner-up at the PGA and Adam Scott’s major streak.

Sports Illustrated

Eisenhower Warned Us About the 'Scientific Elite'

The Trump administration's plans to slash science funding could end up liberating researchers from the corrupting influence Dwight Eisenhower warned about.

Reason

For 1 sentinel, a final walk at Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay of Indianapolis has been dutifully guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery for the last two years

The Independent UK

‘Grandpa is inventing stories again’: Trump trashes France’s role in World War II victory, forgets he ‘lacked the backbone’ to serve in the army

Trump showcases not just a lack of backbone, but a lack of class.

We Got This Covered

Russia and Ukraine hold first peace talks since 2022

The first direct talks on halting Russia's war on Ukraine in more than three years started on Friday in Istanbul, with low expectations the two sides will agree to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.

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Euronews

‘EU needs to take decisions to defend multi-lateral order’ Eurogroup president tells Euronews

Irish Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe believes that the institutions that emerged after World War II are being challenged by the United States. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, he warned that history shows that "progress can decline".

Capital & Main

Donald Trump’s Escape to Alcatraz

Will the old prison be reborn as America’s Devil’s Island or as a theme park for the carceral state?

Marie Claire

Prince William and Kate Middleton Just Gave Prince George What Could be His "Only Opportunity" for Important Kingship Lesson

The 11-year-old took a big step toward understanding his future duties.

The Independent UK

A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during the World War II is coming back to life

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,171

These are the key events on day 1,171 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

International Business Times

Margot Friedlaender, Germany's Voice Of Holocaust Remembrance

German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender, who has died at the age of 103, won plaudits at home and abroad for her tireless efforts to foster reconciliation and understanding.

Marie Claire

Queen Camilla's VE Day Concert Outfit Was Pulled Straight From Husband King Charles's Closet

She brings borrowing from the boys to a new level.

AAP

Full life of former POW marked with state farewell

The streets of a state capital have been lined with people who turned out to honour one of the nation's last surviving World War II prisoners of war.

The Independent UK

11,000 troops, 200 tanks, and dozens of foreign leaders: Putin stages Moscow parade in ‘belligerent’ show of force

Since Putin invaded Ukraine, the annual military parade has been a shadow of former years – but on Friday the Russian president put on an aggressive display

International Business Times

Activists Hold 'Die-in' Protest At Soviet Monument In Warsaw

Pro-Ukrainian activists held a protest at a Soviet memorial in Warsaw where Moscow's ambassador placed a wreath on Friday, as Russia celebrates World War II Victory Day.

The Conversation

Science requires ethical oversight – without federal dollars, society’s health and safety are at risk

As the Trump administration continues to make significant cuts to NIH budgets and personnel and to freeze billions of dollars of funding to major research universities – citing ideological concerns – there’s more being threatened than just progress in science and medicine. Something valuable but often overlooked is also being…

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