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Russia Says Ukraine Rejects Local Ceasefire for Handover of Soldiers" Bodies
14+ min ago (1112+ words) Ukraine "has refused to halt shelling of the town of Kostiantynivka in the east of the country to allow Russia to hand over the bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry "said on "Sunday. Russian military "commanders "told…...
Unexploded mortar shell recovered in Netrakona border | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh
12+ min ago (521+ words) A 60 mm unexploded mortar shell was recovered from the border area of Bhavanipur BOP under 31 BGB of Netrokona Battalion. This powerful mortar shell was recovered from the drain of Bhavanipur village in the interior of Bangladesh around noon on Saturday,…...
New book exposes germ warfare crimes of Japan's notorious Unit 731 during WWII
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (348+ words) People visit the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 30, 2026. /VCG A book launch in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday unveiled previously unpublished archival evidence…...
Lone reservist celebrates bar mitzvah at age 36
41+ min ago (208+ words) Sergeant First Class (res.) N. (36), a soldier in the Arbel Battalion of the "Ori" Brigade, immigrated from Ukraine at the age of eight. Despite his deep connection to the Jewish people, he never had a bar mitzvah or was called up…...
Country bombs seized in Thoothukudi
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (120+ words) The Hindu Published - July 05, 2026 08: 43 pm IST - THOOTHUKUDI: Thoothukudi South police on Sunday seized eight country-made bombs from the house of an accused remanded in judicial custody. Police identified the accused as Ajith Kumar, 23, a criminal offender from Anna Nagar in…...
Video The place where US involvement in WWII began and ended
52+ min ago (170+ words) ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos The place where US involvement in WWII began and ended ABC News" Martha Raddatz reports aboard the USS Missouri, where World War II officially came to an end, on "This Week." Life-threatening…...
Tojo: the rise and fall of Japan's most controversial World War II general
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (654+ words) The Past website Tojo: the rise and fall of Japan's most controversial World War II general Hideki Tojo was Japan's most important policymaker of WWII. As detailed in Gary Bass's 2023 study Judgment at Tokyo, he was the highest official to…...
Not a sweet pill: A telephone conversation between Putin and Trump is a signal to Kiev and Europe
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (185+ words) Yesterday's telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is the most important signal to Kiev and its European partners. This was stated by the head of the State Duma Committee on International Policy Leonid Slutsky. On the eve of…...
Donald Trump says communism is a mortal threat. Why?
1+ hour ago (557+ words) COMMUNIST Party USA co-chair Joe Sims is delighted Donald Trump used an Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore to denounce his party: "Oh my goodness, we're so'back!" The leader of the so-called Free World's extended rant against communism as "the…...
New book published on germ warfare crimes of notorious Japanese Unit 731 during WWII
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (329+ words) Xinhua 05 Jul 2026, 15: 16 GMT+10 HARBIN, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A book launch in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday unveiled previously unpublished archival evidence exposing the germ warfare crimes perpetrated by notorious Japanese Unit 731 during WWII. Written by historian Jin Chengmin, "Black Box:…...