World War-II

TINIAN(NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS): The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for US jets carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.And on…

Issued on: 06/03/2023 - 07:46Modified: 06/03/2023 - 07:47 South Korea announced plans Monday to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, aiming to end a…

NEW YORK: Emily D'Angelo made her point with attire before singing a single note at the Metropolitan Opera's concert to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The 28-year-old Canadian mezzo-soprano walked onto the stage…

Issued on: 10/02/2023 - 18:14Modified: 10/02/2023 - 18:17 Dutch police said on Friday they were investigating the projection of an anti-Semitic laser message onto the Anne…

LONDON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyymade a rare trip out of his country Wednesday, daring to visit Britain in a bid for more advanced weapons as Kyiv braces for an expected Russian offensive and hatches its own plans to retake…

LONDON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyythanked the British people on Wednesday for their support since “Day One” of Russia's invasion — and asked for fighter jets that would help ensure Ukraine's victory in the war.Zelenskyy's…

<!-- -->Putin compared Russia's so-called "military operation" in Ukraine to the war against Nazi Germany.Moscow: President Vladimir Putin leveraged a World War II commemoration on Thursday to whip up support for his army's…

Former Liverpool player John Barnes has courted controversy after he commented World War II would not have taken place if Adolf Hitler had invaded African countries instead of European. “If he took over black countries in Africa, the other…

Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78th anniversary Friday of the Nazi German death camp's liberation, some expressing horror that war has again shattered peace in Europe and the lesson of…

Issued on: 27/01/2023 - 13:28 In this edition, we discover a little-known chapter of French history. In 1943, the Germans had occupied the southern French port city of…