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Polish nationalists protest Jewish pogrom commemoration
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (660+ words) Poland's Jewish community, political leaders and ordinary citizens on Friday commemorated a massacre of hundreds of Jews killed by their Polish neighbours 85 years ago, as far-right activists protested nearby." AFP journalists on site a noted heavy police presence at the…...
Nuclear test-scarred Marshall Islands criticises China missile
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (219+ words) The Pacific nation of Marshall Islands cited its history as a nuclear test ground as it criticized China's ballistic missile test that landed in the Pacific Ocean. A Chinese submarine test-fired a missile carrying a dummy warhead on Monday, with…...
Pacific nation of Tuvalu condemns Chinese missile launch into Pacific
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (536+ words) The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday expressed "grave and serious concern" over a Chinese test of a long-range missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean near its waters. A Chinese submarine test-fired a "strategic" missile carrying a…...
China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (622+ words) BEIJING/SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - China's military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concern from Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan. A People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy submarine launched…...
Trump invokes 'communism' in attempt to shift focus from Iran war in 250th anniversary speech
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (132+ words) President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared "one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time." FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson said Trump…...
Second World War gun recovered from river in Germany
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (247+ words) Germany's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (KMBD) has recovered a Soviet Second World War gun from the Neisse river near Forst in Lusatia. The weapon was discovered during works on the waterway close to the border with Poland, around 20 kilometres from…...
School children unveil city centre tribute to three Southampton war heroes
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (397+ words) The board has now been unveiled, alongside the existing memorial to Wing Commander Nicolson in Guildhall Square. The infographic board, researched by the children, and now on the wall of the University of Southampton's Sir James Matthews Building (Image: University…...
WWII Pilot's Remains Identified More Than 8 Decades After Plane Disappeared During Spy Mission
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (397+ words) A pilot who went missing in 1944 during World War II has been found The remains of 1st Lt. Franklin H. Mc Kinney were accounted for on May 15, 2026 The Rhode Island resident was 21 years old when his airplane went down in Southeast Asia,…...
Putin says Russia will press on with front-line campaign regardless of Ukraine proposals
1+ week, 4+ day ago (649+ words) June 28 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia will press ahead with its battlefield aim of fully capturing four Ukrainian regions, rejecting what he said was a new proposal by Ukraine to rein in hostilities in the more…...
110th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme and why we remember it
1+ week, 5+ day ago (979+ words) AT 7. 30am 110 years ago on Wednesday, the whistles blew along an 18-mile line of trenches on the northern bank of the River Somme, and about 100, 000 British soldiers rose up and went 'over the top' into no man's land. The Northern Echo…...