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Scientists shocked as marine life found living on WWII explosives

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life

The Independent UK

Thousands evacuated in Hong Kong after discovery of large WWII-era bomb

Authorities in Hong Kong have evacuated thousands after discovering a large undetonated World War II-era bomb

The Independent UK

Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it’s too late

Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine life and threatening the Baltic ecosystem.

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Hong Kong leader unveils plans to boost economy and nurture emerging industries beyond finance

Hong Kong's leader has announced plans to accelerate the development of an economic hub near its border with mainland China

The Independent UK

Ukraine is starting to think about memorials – a tricky task during an ongoing war

Three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there are few immediate signs of a cessation to the ongoing hostilities. Yet amid the steady toll of front-line fighting and near-daily Russian airstrikes, Ukrainians are already considering how to remember the tens of thousands of lives lost over the course…

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Polish president visits Germany amid tensions over WWII reparations

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has arrived in Berlin with a clear demand: war reparations from Germany. Yet amid Russian aggression, Poland also needs its neighbour’s support. Experts told Euronews what's at stake.

Euronews

Poland's Nawrocki Talks Drone Defence In Paris And Berlin

Poland's right-wing nationalist president Karol Nawrocki visits Paris and Berlin on Tuesday, seeking help to shore up his country's eastern defences in the wake of a major Russian drone incursion.

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Decades after WWII, ammo is still poisoning the seabed

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The Independent UK

Divers in a race against time to recover World War II ammunition and bombs from Baltic Sea

While tensions between Russia and Nato are building, Europeans are still busy cleaning up the mess World War II left behind in the ocean

The Independent UK

Polish President Critical Of Germany To Visit Berlin

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is due in Berlin for talks on Tuesday, with his past criticism of Germany looming over Warsaw's diplomatic drive to bolster allied support after a Russian drone incursion.

International Business Times

Bullet casings recovered in Charlie Kirk shooting, they are engraved with taunting messages revealing potential motive

The suspect in the case is 22-year-old Utah resident, Tyler Robinson.

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Relatives of Dutch POWs visit former Nagasaki prison site to honor their memory

Dozens of relatives of former Dutch prisoners of war who suffered abuse and starvation during their captivity in one of Japan’s largest World War II prison camps have visited the site where their loved ones were held in Nagasaki to pay tribute to their memory

The Independent UK

Downton Abbey creator brought hit series to an end because of World War II

Julian Fellowes said it was ‘time to set the actors free’

The Independent UK

Japan’s emperor and his family mourn Nagasaki atomic bomb victims, marking 80 years since tragedy

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in Nagasaki as he wrapped up a tour to some of the worst-hit places in World War II and Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the bombing

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World War II bomb discovery in Slovakia's capital prompts evacuations in downtown Bratislava

Officials in Slovakia say they have evacuated parts of Bratislava after a World War II bomb was found during construction work

Al Jazeera

Trump cheers West Point’s cancellation of award ceremony for Tom Hanks

Actor Tom Hanks’s planned West Point honour is cancelled as Trump praises move against critics of his US administration.

The Independent UK

Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War Department' would turn back the clock to WWII

President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about what to call the military agency

International Business Times

Key Facts About Trump's 'Department Of War' -- Aka The Defense Dept

President Donald Trump is rebranding the Defense Department as the Department of War -- a name used when it had more limited responsibilities for US Army forces rather than the entire military.

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Larry Summers Blasts Trump Foreign Policy, Says President Has Made World 'Dangerous' For All: He's United Our Adversaries

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers said a week of high-profile pageantry in China with Xi Jinping hosting Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, senior Iranian officials and India's prime minister Narendra Modi, shows U.S. strategy has "united our adversaries and divide[d] our friends," calling it a "spectacular" failure of American…

The Independent UK

Daughter of Nazi officer who looted painting charged with cover-up in Argentina

Patricia Kadgien, 59, and her husband, Juan Carlos Cortegoso, 62, have been under house arrest on suspicion of concealing the painting since police raided their home on Monday

Fortune

Ray Dalio says 'most people are silent' because they're afraid to talk about what's really happening with the U.S. economy

Bridgewater’s billionaire founder sees dangerous 1930s parallels as government intervention increases and debt reaches World War II levels.

Al Jazeera

Putin and Xi caught on hot mic talking about living to 150

Putin confirms the conversation, saying modern medicine gives hope for longer, healthier lives.

International Business Times UK

Can America Stand Against Xi, Putin and Kim? Trump Sounds Alarm After Leaders Unite at Beijing Military Parade

China marks 80 years since World War II's end with a vast military parade, unveiling hypersonic missiles, nuclear triad and laser weaponry before Xi, Putin and Kim — drawing sharp criticism from the US.

The Independent UK

In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China's massive military show

Taiwan's government sees a massive military parade in Beijing commemorating the end of World War II as another example of military intimidation of the island that China claims as its own

International Business Times

Beijing Shows Off Drones, Missiles And Lasers In Military Parade

Underwater drones, massive missiles and laser weapons dazzled crowds on Wednesday at a major military parade in Beijing, a show of strength for China as frictions with Washington simmer.

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