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As war on Ukraine continues, Russia prepares for smaller Victory Day parade
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (60+ words) Russia's annual Victory Day parade will be smaller than previous ones as the effects of the war on Ukraine take a toll. As war on Ukraine continues, Russia prepares for smaller Victory Day parade Russia's annual Victory Day parade will…...
On Day of Remembrance, Zelenskyy says Russia is "renewed version of Nazism"
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (206+ words) " " " "! 81 years after the end of the most devastating war of the 20th century " World War II " Ukraine is once again forced to confront total evil, a renewed version of Nazism embodied today by Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Source: Zelenskyy's…...
Kremlin blocks foreign media from Victory Day parade and scales down event in Moscow
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (353+ words) Several major international outlets lost access just days before the event, despite earlier approvals. The shift signals tighter control over coverage during a symbolic national celebration. As reported by spiegel. de. This year in Moscow, the format of the military…...
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (695+ words) Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv's ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day…...
China calls out Japan over firing of Type 88 missiles in PH
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (466+ words) Beijing criticized Tokyo over reports that Japan's Type 88 missiles were fired for the first time during the recently concluded 2026 Balikatan military exercise in the Philippines. "This is yet another example of the Japanese right-wing forces' push for accelerated remilitarization of…...
Japan fires first Type 88 anti-ship missiles overseas during Balikatan 2026 exercise in Philippines
36+ min ago (929+ words) Army Recognition Japan fires first Type 88 anti-ship missiles overseas during Balikatan 2026 exercise in Philippines. Japan crossed a major postwar threshold during Balikatan 2026 by firing Type 88 anti-ship missiles from Philippine territory into the Luzon Strait battlespace, signaling that Tokyo is now…...
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Moscow ahead of Victory Day parade
45+ min ago (15+ words) [VIDEO] TVP World...
New headstone for WWI soldier buried in Monticello cemetery
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (236+ words) MONTICELLO, Ill. (WCIA) " A World War I Private that was killed in action has received a new headstone over 100 years after he was buried in a Monticello cemetery. In a Facebook post, Hamm-Burke American Legion Post 101 in Monticello said on Sept....
10 Insane Covert Operations from WWII
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1294+ words) After the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy invaded the island of Luzon in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, American and Filipino forces fought for three months around the Bataan Peninsula before finally surrendering. President Franklin D. Roosevelt then asked…...
Jersey family honoured by Uzbekistan for Occupation bravery
48+ min ago (477+ words) A Jersey family who risked everything to shelter a fugitive Soviet worker during the Occupation have been honoured by the government of Uzbekistan for their courage. John and Phyllis Le Breton were posthumously awarded Uzbekistan's prestigious Order of Friendship during…...