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Calls for northern Australia's World War II legacy to be better recognised on the national stage

It has been 80 years since remote northern corners of the country were struck by Japanese bombs – but historians say many wartime stories from northern Australian are at risk of being forgotten.

ABC News

South Korea plans fund to compensate forced labor victims

South Korean officials are considering creating a domestic fund to compensate Koreans who were enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II, as they desperately try to repair relations with Tokyo that have deteriorated in recent years over historical grievances

The Independent UK

Tributes to Neighbours actress who grew up in Wales

Her family moved to Wales during World War II

Wales Online

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This WWII weapons bunker has a new mission: Sheltering a scientist’s insect collection

LOS ANGELES — A World War II-era weapons bunker in Irvine has a new mission — sheltering preserved insect specimens.

Los Angeles Times

African soldiers: France's forgotten war heroes finally given full pension rights

Thousands of African troops fought bravely in World War I and World War II, as well as in France's colonial wars, but many remain unaware of their sacrifice. There are just 39 Senegalese tirailleurs, or sharpshooters, alive today. They only gained French nationality in 2016, which gave them the right…

France 24

As Vladimir Putin hammers Ukraine's power grid, Kyiv is preparing for a winter apocalypse while troops shoot drones out of the sky

For months, Vladimir Putin's forces have hammered Ukraine's power grid with drone and missile attacks, leaving millions of civilians living in squalid, freezing conditions. But in a forest near Kyiv, a platoon of soldiers in World War II-era trenches is fighting back.

ABC News

Japan unveils its biggest defence overhaul since World War II

The Japanese government has unveiled plans to drastically expand its defence capabilities. In what would be the biggest military build-up since World War II, Tokyo aims to double its defence spending over the next five years and install missiles capable of striking an enemy launch site. It's a controversial move,…

France 24

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Inside the creepy ammunition plant with 1,800 motors abandoned in car graveyard

Classic cars from the 1930s to 1970s were found dumped in an eery ammunition plant from World War II in Sidney, Nebraska, by YouTuber "Mr Goodpliers" who was left stunned at his discovery

Daily Mirror

‘Pathetic’ state of Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, gifted from Norway, sparks festive debate

The large Spruce tree is a gift from Norway in recognition of the UK’s help during World War II

Evening Standard

Zelenskyy: Battle for Kherson was D-Day-like watershed

Ukraine’s president is likening the recapture of the southern city of Kherson to the Allied landings in France on D-Day in World War II, saying both were watersheds on the road to eventual victory

The Independent UK

A piece of the wrecked 1986 Challenger space shuttle was found off Florida's coast

A documentary crew with the History Channel initially made the discovery during a dive looking for World War II-era wreckage.

WEKU

French iconic painter of black Pierre Soulages dead at 102

French painter Pierre Soulages, an icon of post-World War II European abstract art famed for his use of black, has died, according to the Soulages Museum in his hometown of Rodez

The Independent UK

US military to begin draining Pearl Harbor pipelines

The U.S. military says it’s ready to begin draining fuel from three pipelines as part of an initial step toward closing a World War II-era fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water last year

The Independent UK

Italy’s Meloni sworn in as first female prime minister

Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy’s new prime minister to become the country’s first female leader heading its most right-wing government since World War II, after President Sergio Mattarella tasked her to form an administration.

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World War II-era boat revealed as drought continues to shrink Northern California lake

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A World War II-era boat has emerged at Shasta Lake, the latest historical reveal caused by the continuing drought in the Western United States.

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How a teenager trekking through the PNG jungle discovered the wreckage of an Australian warplane

At just 15 years old, Willie Flinn is leading an expedition to investigate the site of an Australian plane that crashed into the Papua New Guinean jungle during World War II.

ABC News

How Josephine Baker used her magnetic charisma to become a World War II spy

France made her a star, so she was determined to do what she could to resist the Nazis during World War II. It was difficult and dangerous work.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Italy’s new far-right leader won’t be able to shed European alliances

ROME — Since World War II, 30 prime ministers have presided over the 67 governments that have marked Italy’s uniquely unstable political life. On Sept. 25, Italians elected Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, into power. Meloni will be the first woman to lead the country,…

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Navy team detonates suspected World War II bomb discovered in Darwin Harbour

A team of navy divers detonated the suspected World War II mortar shell, after it was discovered during survey works last week.

Reuters

France tells Italy: let's keep working together

France said on Monday that it respected the choices made by voters in Italy after Sunday's election there ushered in the country's most right-wing government since World War II, President Emmanuel Macron's office said.

Evening Standard

Who is Giorgia Meloni? Keir Starmer to discuss immigration with Italian PM in Rome

The British prime minister will be hoping to build on the relationship with the Right-wing leader established by Rishi Sunak

ABC News

Complex dive operation underway to remove suspected World War II bomb from Darwin Harbour

A specialist navy dive team has commenced an operation to extract a potential unexploded bomb from Darwin Harbour which dates back to the Bombing of Darwin during World War Two.

ABC News

Broome plane wreck could uncover lost secrets of deadly World War II air raid

The remains of a historic World War II flying boat engine have been carefully conserved after decades of exposure to harsh weather caused severe erosion.

WEKU

How a whiskey-fueled meeting in 1949 led to Berlin's famed techno scene

All-night clubs in the German capital have long drawn "techno tourists." That might never have happened had a hotelier failed to negotiate the end of the city's curfew following World War II.

Axios

Biden: Putin using nuclear, chemical weapons would lead to "consequential” U.S. response

“It would change the face of war unlike anything since World War II."

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