6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (470+ words) An American soldier who fought and died in the war of independence against Britain has been identified after 246 years. The soldier was killed in battle in 1780 and buried in a shallow grave with some of his fallen comrades. His bones…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (684+ words) Ukrainian fighter pilots and troops took pride of place in France’s national Bastille Day celebrations on Tuesday as a massive parade showcased support for Ukraine and symbolically flexed European military muscle. On President Emmanuel Macron’s last Bastille Day as president,…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (495+ words) Award-winning actor Tom Hiddleston is to front an innovative new National Geographic documentary drama exploring the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ancient Rome. Pompeii: Out Of Time With Tom Hiddleston will consist of both investigative documentary storytelling and cinematic scripted…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (363+ words) Members of the French fire service have rescued a number of migrants who attempted to cross the Channel off the Pas-de-Calais coast amid warnings of dangerous currents. Around 40 migrants gathered on a beach in Berck at approximately 9.30am on Monday morning,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (280+ words) Commemorations to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day in Normandy have started, with French schoolchildren walking across Juno Beach to mark H-Hour, the time at which British servicemen were deployed. Serving military personnel, the grandson of British Commander Field Marshal Montgomery…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (619+ words) In his monumental history of the Second World War, Antony Beevor opens with an incredible tale to introduce the reader to the sheer scale of the conflict and its global reach. It’s the story of Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean who…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (617+ words) US President Donald Trump said the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the “beginning of the end” of…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (330+ words) The super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs. Authorities are beginning to assess the damage left behind by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which first hit…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (185+ words) A Second World War veteran who served in the Arctic Convoys and played a role in D-Day has died aged 100. Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, received more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday in September last year following…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (644+ words) The owner of a historic Co Down estate has told of her family home’s hidden connection to the Second World War – and how its remnants can still be seen today along a popular woodland walk route. Mourne Park Estate, located…...