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Raymond Allen Murray Jr., one of the Montford Point Marines who broke color barrier in the service in WWII, dead at 99

Despite being treated as “less than a human being,” the members of the segregated unit “fought gallantly,” says James T. Averhart, president of the National Montford Point Marine Association. “This is not just Black history. It is not just Marine Corps history. It is American history.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Japan's push for UNESCO to list divisive gold mine delayed

Japan’s push to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a former gold mine key to the nation’s industrialization will be delayed

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka debt crisis is a lesson for all countries

A tragedy is unfolding in Sri Lanka. The economy is paralysed, and because the country's debts are unsustainable, it cannot borrow. The country is suffering the world's worst economic crisis since World War II.

Bangkok Post

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Ken Burns interview: Holocaust series on PBS speaks to today's America

"I will not work on a more important film," Burns said during a half-hour phone interview.

Axios

102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored

A 102-year-old woman is being honored for her service with an all-female, all-Black military unit that got mail to U.S. troops in Europe during World War II

The Independent UK

US sends Sherman, Kennedy to visit the Solomon Islands

The U.S. is sending a high-profile diplomatic delegation to visit the Solomon Islands next week led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and including Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy

The Independent UK

Caroline Kennedy sworn in as US ambassador, confirms she will travel to Solomon Islands

Caroline Kennedy is sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Australia in Canberra. She will travel to the Solomon Islands next week to mark the Battle of Guadalcanal and suggests the US will continue to expand its Pacific footprint.

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The Centuries-old Mines Stirring Japan-South Korea Tensions

Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies a network of centuries-old mines that have sparked a new diplomatic row with South Korea. Some of the gold and silver mines of Sado, off Japan's west coast, are believed to have started operating as early as the 12th…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AP exposes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The 50th Anniversary

The men were told they were being treated for “bad blood.”

The Independent UK

Grandmother's WWII Darwin-Sydney exodus celebrated in school's Indigenous curriculum

Just 10 when she and other Aboriginal children fled Croker Island when nearby Darwin was bombed during World War II, an influential grandmother's story is being kept alive by her grandchildren.

ABC News

30 years ago, the worst Marvel movie ever almost changed the course of superhero cinema

'Captain America' was one of the first Marvel movies of the '90s — it would be a clear indicator of what fans could expect from their '90s superhero movies.

Inverse

How prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine compares to hunting Nazis

Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war.

WEKU

Patrick Reusse: A hockey star in a troubled country? We’ve seen this film before

The Berlin Wall came down on Nov. 9, 1989. This was the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. Eastern Europe was mostly freed from the "Iron Curtain'' imposed by Russia after World War II by the early '90s.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Lessons from Normandy: War is a tool of last resort

I recently visited the beaches of Normandy and was awestruck at the scale of what took place there 78 years ago. The sheer horror it must have been is hard to capture in words, but the scars are still visible.

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‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’: Northlight delivers romantic wartime letters full of romance, humor

Sarah Price, Casey Hoekstra crackle with chemistry as the couple courting by mail.

Roll Call

Photos of the week ending July 15, 2022 - Roll Call

This week, CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists focused on post-Fourth of July fireworks at the Jan. 6 panel’s hearing, and more Hill activity.

Foreign Affairs

Japan and South Korea Can No Longer Let History Thwart Cooperation

How Washington Can Strengthen Relations Between Its East Asian Allies

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Ashes of at least 8,000 people murdered by Nazis found in Bialuty Forest north of Poland's capital Warsaw

Two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Polish people murdered by the Nazis during World War II are discovered in a forest north of Warsaw.

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The Independent UK

Ashes of 8,000 WWII victims found in two Poland mass graves

Special investigators in Poland say they have found mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles slain by Nazi Germans during World War II in forest executions

Foreign Policy

Abe’s Nationalism Is His Most Toxic Legacy

U.S. elites were happy to overlook the late Japanese prime minister’s historical revisionism.

The Independent UK

Congress salutes last WWII Medal of Honor recipient

Congress is giving its ultimate salute to Hershel W

The Conversation

Decrying Nazism – even when it's not there – has been Russia's 'Invade country for free' card

Oleg Morozov, a member of the Russian parliament and an ally of President Vladimir Putin’s, made what sounded much like a threat in May 2022.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Company of Heroes 3 Campaign Interview: The Myth of North Africa

We had a chat with Company of Heroes 3’s devs about the upcoming game's second single-player campaign.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Shinzo Abe’s assassination was an extraordinarily rare firearm fatality for Japan

With two shots from a homemade firearm, a disturbed individual cut down Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, as he campaigned for his political party ahead of parliamentary elections. During his second and longest stint as prime minister, from 2012 to 2020, Abe was a forceful world figure, taking up…

Manchester Evening News

They were heroes who fought the Nazis and fled Russian tyranny. Their graves now lie desecrated - we won't forget them

They helped secure the freedoms we all enjoy today - but their stories of courage, loss and sacrifice mean nothing to the vandals who attack their final resting place

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