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The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy

Across Normandy, France, where the largest-ever land, sea and air armada punctured Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe on D-Day, Allied veterans of World War II are the VVIPs of 80th anniversary celebrations this week

The Independent UK

Senegalese rifleman who fought for France prepares to carry Olympic flame

Oumar Dieme, a former rifleman from Senegal who fought alongside the French during its colonial wars, will help carry the Olympic torch as part of the opening of this summer's Paris Games. The 91-year-old says it's a miracle he was picked.

Radio France Internationale

D-Day’s historic beaches threatened by rising sea levels

As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings that helped change the course of World War II, the historic beaches and coastlines where Allied forces landed are once more under attack – but this time from rising sea levels linked to climate change.

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After 75 years of mutual defence, NATO eyes an uncertain future

Seventy-five years after it was founded on 4 April 1949 in the wake of World War II, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – better known as NATO – is bigger than ever. But allies worry that a rising current of isolationism in American politics could lead to a drop in…

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Historic defense shift: Why pacifist Japan plans to sell fighter jets now

Japan's cabinet has endorsed a groundbreaking move to sell future next-generation fighter jets developed in collaboration with Britain and Italy to other nations. This decision signifies a notable shift from Japan's post-World War II pacifist stance, stirring both domestic and international debate. As part of Japan's broader strategy to enhance…

The Times of India

Cillian Murphy To Return As Tommy Shelby In Peaky Blinders Movie

Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby in the Peaky Blinders movie, exploring new characters and continuing the family saga into World War II.

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Sweden officially joins NATO, prime minister declares it a 'safer country'

Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Sweden officially joins NATO as worries grow over Russian aggression in Europe

Sweden has formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked.

WEKU

Dutch Get First Holocaust Museum, As Anti-Semitism Spikes

Eighty years after World War II, the Netherlands is poised to open its first Holocaust museum, hoping to raise awareness at a time when the Gaza war has driven up anti-Semitism.

International Business Times

A story of Jewish Shanghai, told through music

A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.

WEKU

Who narrates World War II: From the Frontlines? How many episodes are there? All your questions answered

World War II: From the Frontlines is a Netflix documentary that aims to bring the conflict to life in a new way. But who narrates it?

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Film show: 'Love Actually' turns 20

Embraced as a modern holiday classic after its release in 2003, British romantic comedy “Love Actually” has since been chided for its lineup of all-heterosexual couples and sexist storylines. FRANCE 24 critic Lisa Nesselson makes an argument for the film's enduring magic, in part thanks to its incredible cast. But…

France 24

Visiting the resting place for African WWII soldiers, France's unsung heroes

In 1940, during World War II, a group of tirailleurs – soldiers from what were then French colonies – fought the invading German army. In France's Rhône region, just outside of Lyon, these brave men faced the enemy. Many were taken prisoner and ruthlessly executed. A military cemetery has been…

France 24

Anti-Islam populist Wilders wins Dutch elections in a shock for Europe

The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Thursday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.

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The 32 best '50s movies

After World War II, Hollywood studios perfected its formulas

The Independent UK

Parks, schools shut in California after asbestos found in burned World War II-era blimp hangar

Parks and schools have been closed in Southern California after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of an historic World War II-era blimp hangar

The Independent UK

Massive World War II-era blimp hangar burns in Southern California

Fire is raging in a historic World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California

The Independent UK

The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing

The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that's synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing during World War II

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Race to fix crumbling Philippines ship threatens conflict in South China Sea

Even as concerns mount in the US over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the flashpoint most likely to spark a conflict between the world’s largest economies is currently an immobile World War II-era ship sitting in waters further to the south.

The Independent UK

US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water

Next week the U.S. military plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii

The Independent UK

Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

The Vatican secretary of state has strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews

Fortune

Jamie Dimon is worried economies can't control how much damage geopolitical tensions may cause: 'We haven't seen this since World War II'

“We have dealt with inflation before, we dealt with deficits before, we have dealt with recessions before—and we haven’t really seen something like this pretty much since World War II,” the JPMorgan CEO said.

The Independent UK

Veteran California pilots racing in Reno killed in mid-air crash shortly after first-second finish

Officials say two veteran California pilots were killed when their World War II-era planes collided in mid-air after completing a race and preparing to land over the weekend at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno

The Independent UK

Catholic-Jewish research substantiates reports that Catholic convents sheltered Jews during WWII

Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II

The Independent UK

US military's aerial reconnaissance pictures of England during WWII go online for the first time

During World War II, specifically in 1943 and 1944, the U.S. Army Air Forces' photographic reconnaissance units captured the changing face of England, primarily around their bases in the south of the country

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