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Kremlin announces Ukraine ceasefire to coincide with World War II 'Victory Day'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the full cessation of hostilities on “humanitarian grounds” for Victory Day, which is marked on 9 May, according to the Kremlin.

Euronews

Heroic WWII 'Shetland Bus' to be marked with Norway to Scotland flotilla

A PEACETIME convoy of former World War II vessels will cross the North Sea from Norway to Shetland to celebrate the unsung heroes from the war ...

The National (Scotland)

Amsterdam mayor apologizes for the city’s role in the Holocaust

The mayor of Amsterdam has apologized for the role the Dutch capital played in the persecution of its Jewish citizens during World War II

The Independent UK

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Croatia remembers tens of thousands of victims of WWII-era concentration camp

Official Croatian data show that more than 83,000 people were killed in the Jasenovac camp while Serbs say the numbers were much higher, possibly in the hundreds of thousands.

Euronews

Croatia commemorates victims of WWII concentration camp where tens of thousands perished

Croatia has commemorated the victims of a World War II concentration camp where tens of thousands of people perished in the hands of the pro-Nazi puppet regime at the time

The Independent UK

27 Curious History Facts And Stories That May Surprise Even The Most Knowledgeable

History is full of interesting stories that often go unnoticed. This Instagram account brings them to light, sharing some of the most fascinating facts and photos from the past.

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Peaky Blinders movie: everything we know so far about the hit Netflix show's big screen outing

Here's everything we know so far about Peaky Blinders the movie

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Contemporary television is rarely as good as The Narrow Road to the Deep North

The Narrow Road to the Deep North stands as some of the most visceral and moving television produced in Australia in recent memory.

The Conversation

How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities

The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures

The Independent UK

Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgard to lead World War II movie Mosquito Bowl

Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgard have been cast in director Peter Berg's upcoming World War II movie 'Mosquito Bowl'.

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Roma push France to recognise Holocaust-era genocide

Young Roma in France have launched a campaign calling on the state to officially recognise the genocide of Roma and Sinti people during World War II. At the centre of their message are wartime letters written by their ancestors from internment camps – unanswered pleas for help sent to the…

Radio France Internationale

Russia Invites PM Modi For Victory Day Parade In Moscow

Russia invites PM Modi to Moscow's May 9 Victory Day parade, a major diplomatic honor, where he'll likely meet Putin. Read more at Dynamite News.

Dynamite News

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs

The Independent UK

Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago

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Iconic Paris Hotel Lutetia Taken Over By Mandarin Oriental

The historic Lutetia hotel in Paris, occupied by the Nazis during World War II and after liberation serving as a welcome centre for concentration camp survivors, was on Thursday taken over by luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental.

The Conversation

Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

Is China intent on a D-Day style invasion of Taiwan?

Fortune

Norway’s government is being pushed to rethink ‘illogical’ ethical ban on its $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund investing in defense

“We are currently facing the most serious security crisis since World War II," Tina Bru of Norway’s Conservation party told Fortune.

Euronews

Tate Britain to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector’s heirs

Looted by the Nazis during World War II and lost for decades, a 17th-century masterpiece is finally returning to its rightful heirs.

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Artist Who Depicted Dutton, Rinehart & More As Nazis Defends Work: ‘Makes You Think’

The artist responsible for the Wagga Wagga window display says it's intended to “make the viewer think” and does not promote hate or racism.

Fortune

Sir Richard Branson says history will remember this time as when the West’s trust in America 'ended'

Branson lambasted the new Donald Trump administration, comparing current actions to Roosevelt hypothetically siding with Hitler in World War II.

The Independent UK

Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle during World War II

International Business Times

UK Gallery To Return Nazi-looted Painting To Heirs Of Jewish Collector

The Tate Britain gallery is set to reunite the great-grandchildren of a Belgian Jewish art collector with a painting looted from his home by the Nazis, officials said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

The man believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper has died

Radio France Internationale

French cemetery for West African troops reopens amid identity dispute

A military cemetery near Lyon, where nearly 200 West African soldiers who fought for France in World War II are buried, has reopened after being desecrated earlier this year – and despite ongoing controversy over the identification of some of the dead.

International Business Times

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid To Lift Order Barring Deportations

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law.

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