World War II

Cologne evacuates 20,000 people after three World War II bombs discovered

CNN — The German city of Cologne is moving 20,500 people in its largest evacuation since World War II, after officials discovered three massive, unexploded bombs. The American bombs – two 20-ton weapons and another that weighs 10 tons – were found in a shipyard on Monday, the city said, causing a huge “danger zone” …

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Egypt Independent June 4, 2025

In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies’ legacy of rape and murder

From left: Michelle Salaün, Jeannine Plassard and Marie-Annick Gouez, the daughters of Catherine Tournellec Salaün, stand at their mother’s grave

NPR NEWS November 17, 2024

Today, the international community once again faces massive challenges, just like during World War II

The 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly has recently completed the general debate, where President of Russia Vladimir

Weekly Blitz October 8, 2024

Kursk: Ukraine’s front inside Russia was the site of key Soviet World War II victory

CNN — Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region is covering some of the same territory on which the Soviet Union scored one of its most important victories over German invaders in World War II, one that some historians say turned the tide of the war in Europe almost a year before …

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Egypt Independent August 28, 2024

Putin says Russia’s army is ‘always ready’ as country marks World War II victory

CNN — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his forces were “always ready” to combat external threats, as he addressed crowds gathered at Moscow’s Red Square on Thursday to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Russia’s annual May 9 Victory Day procession has long been a key event in Putin’s calendar …

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Egypt Independent May 9, 2024

Vladimir Putin pays tribute to 80th anniversary of Leningrad’s liberation

In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russian President Vladimir Putin laid flowers

Weekly Blitz January 29, 2024

Poland puts its World War II losses at $1.3 trillion, demands German reparations

(CNN) – Poland estimates its World War II losses caused by Germany at 6.2 trillion zlotys ($1.32 trillion), the leader of the country’s ruling nationalists said on Thursday, and he said Warsaw would officially demand reparations. Poland’s biggest trade partner and a fellow member of the European Union and NATO, Germany has previously said all …

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Egypt Independent September 3, 2022