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Trump Administration's ICE Raids Compared With WWII Japanese Internment Camps By George Takei: 'Politicians Lie, And People Believe That Lie'

Actor George Takei, famous for his role in the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, says the Trump administration's push to deport undocumented immigrants echoes the World War II mass incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Benzinga

Japan's emperor says he will honor Japanese POWs who were held in Mongolia

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week

The Independent UK

Australia Cancels Kanye West Visa Over 'Heil Hitler' Song

Australia has cancelled US rapper Kanye West's visa over his song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the government said Wednesday.

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Exhibition on Nazi atrocities in EU Parliament as Greek and Polish MEPs demand reparations

The exhibition aims to recall the extent of the destruction suffered by Poland and Greece at the hands of Germany during World War II and provide evidence for those who call for long overdue reparations.

Euronews

USNS Harvey Milk is renamed after a WWII sailor in the latest Pentagon diversity purge

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor

The Independent UK

Capitol Lens | Honoring Rangers - Roll Call

Lawmakers attended a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol on Thursday to honor U.S. Army Ranger veterans of World War II.

Roll Call

UN Charter: A Founding Document Violated And Ignored

Eighty years ago Thursday, 50 countries came together in the ashes of World War II to sign the United Nations' founding charter in order "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war."

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Trump's Comparison of Iran Strikes to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Called Out for One Thing: 'Didn't Iran Bomb Israel After?'

President Donald Trump seemingly compared his strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

Latin Times

China plans to show off new equipment at parade marking 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender

The Independent UK

Artist Colorizes Old Black & White Photos, And It Makes A Huge Difference In How We See Past Events

Anybody can use Photoshop, but doing a good job remains a craft. Professional colorist from Brazil, Marina Amaral, doesn't just click-and-drag. Driven by her burning obsession with history, Marina does extensive research to make her colorizations as realistic as possible, too.

Bored Panda

Okinawa marks 80 years since end of one of harshest WWII battles with pledge to share tragic history

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago

The Independent UK

Bone Collectors: Searching For WWII Remains In Okinawa

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II. The 72-year-old said a brief prayer and lifted a makeshift protective covering, exposing half-buried bones believed to be those of a young Japanese…

International Business Times

30 Of The Most Remarkable Historical Photos Colorized (New Pics)

What happens when you stop seeing the world in black and white and add a splash of color?

Bored Panda

Goldman Sachs says Trump’s spending plan won’t stop the national debt from hitting ‘unsustainable’ highs not seen since World War II

If borrowing costs remain high, future lawmakers could be left in a tough spot.

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The Independent UK

Group tries to stop state from demolishing famed Hawaii staircase that has become popular with influencers

The Friends of Haʻikū Stairs, a nonprofit lobbying to retain the scenic structure, filed a lawsuit to reverse the decision to demolish the stairs.

TechRadar

Every chapter in Predator: Killer of Killers ranked – here’s how each story in the Hulu anthology movie compares

Hulu’s Predator: Killer of Killers is a ferociously entertaining addition to the Predator legacy.

Al Jazeera

Who is Blaise Metreweli, first female head of Britain’s MI6?

A spook for over a quarter of a century, Metreweli was ‘Q’ at the spy agency. Now she’ll be known as ‘C’. Here’s why.

The Guardian - US

Gathering stormclouds can’t wipe smile from Trump’s face as long-held dream of military parade is realised

In scenes that could have been set in Moscow, families queued to sit in helicopters, while tanks and robot dogs paraded Constitution Avenue

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10 Household Items That Were Originally Military Tech

War has always been a catalyst for innovation. History is filled with inventions born from necessity on the battlefield, only to find themselves repurposed for everyday life. From the kitchen to the closet, the ripple effect of military research and development has quietly transformed homes across the world. Whether it…

The Independent UK

US military parade has global counterparts in democracies, monarchies and totalitarian regimes

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are combining to create a peacetime outlier in U.S. history

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Nosferatu director Robert Eggers 'working in A Christmas Carol' with Willem Dafoe in mind

Nosferatu filmmaker Robert Eggers is reportedly set to write and direct a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

The Independent UK

Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans

Salon

Trump corrupts the military's loyalty

Troops in LA are just the starting point. How much further will he go?

The Independent UK

Army restores the names of seven bases that lost their Confederate-linked names under Biden

Seven Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back to their original names

The Conversation

World’s most powerful ex-New Yorker gets a DC military parade, not a ticker-tape celebration in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes

Donald Trump’s plan for a military parade on June 14, 2025, officially to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army as well as coinciding with the president’s 79th birthday, is yet another indication of his affinity for authoritarian leaders and regimes.

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