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From the archives: WWII veteran returns to Italy for V-E Day, 2005
1+ min ago (114+ words) Stars and Stripes From the archives: WWII veteran returns to Italy for V-E Day, 2005 (Jason Chudy/Stars and Stripes) Nettuno, Italy, May 2005: Retired 1st Lt. Jim Armstrong salutes during the presentation of the U. S. and Italian flags during a ceremony marking the…...
How one German artist's remembrance stones turn Berlin sidewalks into Holocaust memorials
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (621+ words) After Demnig had swiped the sand off Berger's memorial stone and those for her husband and two sons, a dozen relatives drew closer around the four plaques, which are called Stolpersteine, or "stumbling blocks," in German. They put down white…...
Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (380+ words) PAOAY, Philippines: Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part major military exercises that include US forces, angering China. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has accelerated Japan's shift toward a more…...
Guernsey WW2 liberation hero honoured in sculpture
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (530+ words) A Guernsey schoolboy turned war hero is to be honoured in a bronze sculpture planned for a naval dockyard in England. The Coastal Forces Memorial at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will depict Guernsey's decorated officer, Lieutenant Commander Robert Hitchens, and Seaman…...
Russia snubs Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and fires dozens of drones
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (325+ words) CT Insider The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadn't abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defenses shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea between Tuesday evening and dawn…...
History Rhymes: Mufti, Nazis, Fight Over Jewish Refugees In 1943.
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (356+ words) News and Information From The Heart of Tipperary "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." " Attributed to philosopher George Santayana. Antisemitism, or prejudice and discrimination against Jewish people, has existed for centuries but has sadly seen…...
Japan fires Type 88 anti-ship missile in Philippine exercise
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (791+ words) Home " Japan fires Type 88 anti-ship missile in Philippine exercise Japanese troops launched a fiery volley of two Type 88 anti-ship missiles against a decommissioned ship in a landmark drill during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines. The live missile firing occurred on…...
A look inside the lab at Offutt Air Force Base that helped identify 25 soldiers killed in the D-Day landing
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (42+ words) Yahoo A look inside the lab at Offutt Air Force Base that helped identify 25 soldiers killed in the D-Day landing...
Russia Puts Ukraine on Notice: Disrupt Victory Day, Face Rain of Missiles
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (214+ words) Sputnik International is a global news media keeping you updated on all the latest world news 24/7. Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics, economy, social media and the most viral trends. Rather than embrace the initiative for…...
Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke | National
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (975+ words) Japan fired Type-88 missiles during military exercises in the Philippines Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has accelerated Japan's shift towards a more muscular defence policy, further casting off -- with US encouragement -- Tokyo's pacifist stance in place since the end of World…...