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In Hamas' horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces

For many Israelis and Jews around the world, the horrors committed by Hamas militants during their stunning onslaught on southern Israeli communities is triggering painful memories of a calamity of a far greater scale: the Holocaust

The Independent UK

How Bosnia and Herzegovina's post-war generation is dealing with the past

Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to three ethnic groups who were at the core of one of the deadliest conflicts on European soil since World War II. Twenty-seven years after that war, Selma and Danilo, who belong to different ethnic communities, talk about what it's like to build a future…

France 24

A Black medic wounded on D-Day will be honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire

Family and supporters of an African American combat medic who tended to dozens of troops under harrowing conditions on D-Day are gathering in Arlington National Cemetery to posthumously honor him

The Independent UK

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UK veteran who fought against Japan in World War II visits Tokyo's national cemetery

A British army veteran who fought and survived one of his country’s harshest battles known as the Burma Campaign against the Japanese during World War II has traveled to Japan to lay flowers at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at a memorial ceremony on Monday to stress the importance…

The Independent UK

Lindsey Graham warns Trump that ‘pulling the plug’ on Ukraine aid would be ‘10 times worse than Afghanistan’

‘Putin will keep going. You missed all of World War II if you missed how this movie ends,’ the South Carolina Republican said

The Independent UK

Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway

Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway

The Independent UK

Friday essay: 'I hope eventually to become a woman' – trans life in Australia from the 1940s to 1970s

Readers are advised that this essay contains historical terms which are now generally considered outdated and offensive.

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Canadian Speaker Apologizes For Honoring WWII Nazi Unit Member

Anthony Rota expresses regret after receiving backlash for honoring Ukrainian man who fought in Nazi division

Zenger

Canada's government calls on House speaker to resign over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is urging the speaker of the House of Commons Speaker to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

Canada parliament speaker steps down after honouring Nazi

Anthony Rota resigns in face of mounting pressure after he honoured a man who served in Nazi World War II unit.

Al Jazeera

As Gen. Milley steps down as chairman, his work on Ukraine is just one part of a complicated legacy

As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley has spent the better part of the last two years rallying allies to provide weapons for the Ukrainians as they defend their country against the Russian forces

The Independent UK

Opposition lawmakers call on Canada's House speaker to resign for honoring man who fought for Nazis

Opposition parties in Canada have called on the speaker of the House of Commons to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment

Last year’s spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households

The Independent UK

‘Deepest apologies’: Canada official backtracks after Ukraine Nazi honoured

Canadian parliament’s speaker says ‘deeply sorry’ for honouring Yaroslav Hunka, 98, during Zelenskyy visit to Ottawa.

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Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis

The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons is apologizing for recognizing in Parliament a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II

The Independent UK

Michael Caine, 90, says ‘younger wives’ are one of three ‘secrets’ to a long life

‘Zulu’ star, 90, also claimed that national service should be reinstated for young men

The Independent UK

Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage

The Independent UK

Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland

Poland's right-wing leaders have amplified their denunciations of a new feature film by Polish director Agnieszka Holland before its premiere in the country

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Weather Data From Pearl Harbor Warships Could Help Climate Research

The scanning and rescuing of this data provides a window into the past.

The Independent UK

Making a mark: London’s historic blue plaques seek more diversity as 1,000th marker is unveiled

English Heritage is preparing to unveil its 1,000th blue plaque, the famous discs that dot the walls of buildings throughout London to mark the places where scientists, artists, politicians and activists have made history

The Independent UK

A look at recent vintage aircraft crashes following a deadly collision at the Reno Air Races

Two pilots died when their vintage planes collided in front of tens of thousands of spectators Sunday at the final day of the Reno Air Races

Salon

Did liberalism sabotage itself?

Historian Samuel Moyn's account of the downfall of liberalism raises intriguing questions — but can't answer them

Al Jazeera

Jewish pilgrims flock to historic Ukrainian city despite war with Russia

Thousands of Hasidic Jews visit Uman to see the grave of Rabbi Nachman, ignoring the threat from Russia’s invasion.

The Independent UK

New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings

Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions

The Independent UK

Vatican holds unprecedented beatification of Polish family of 9 killed for hiding Jews

In an unprecedented move, the Vatican is beatifying a Polish family of nine — parents and their small children — who were all executed for having sheltered Jews during World War II

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