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Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land

Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village of Stoke Mandeville, where the idea for the competion was conceived. A group of British athletes will embark on the underwater journey through the Channel…

France 24

Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is beginning an exceptional journey

The Paris Paralympics flame is arriving

The Independent UK

Lithuania breaks ground on military base for German troops near Russian border

Lithuania has started constructing a military base that will house up to 4,000 combat-ready German troops by the end of 2027. This marks the first permanent foreign deployment for the German military since World War II.

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75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY

Few Americans today know about the events that occurred 75 years ago in the small Hudson Valley community of Peekskill, New York. That’s where a riot broke out at a folk concert that marked a significant turning point in the political landscape of the post-World War II era.

The Conversation

Blinken Takes Gaza Truce Push To Egypt

Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered the war with Israel, flew to El Alamein, the Mediterranean city famous for a World War II battle, and began talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at his summer palace.

International Business Times

German Court To Rule On 99-Year-Old Nazi Camp Secretary

German court to rule on appeal of 99-year-old woman convicted as accessory to over 10,000 murders in WWII at Stutthof concentration camp.

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A German court will rule on the appeal of a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp, age 99

A German federal court will announce its verdict on the appeal of a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II

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Russia Rules Out Peace Talks As Ukraine Claims Advances

The biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II has rattled Russia and penetrated several kilometres into Russia's Kursk region. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine now controls over 1,250 square kilometres (480 square miles) and 92 settlements.

International Business Times

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again

Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals, has again been vandalized

The Independent UK

3 shipwrecks from 'forgotten battle' of World War II discovered off remote Alaskan island

This is the first time that wrecks from the almost-overlooked conflict in WWII have been studied scientifically.

LiveScience

Hunter POWs experiences of Nagasaki's 'hell on earth' 79 years on

A recent Newcastle protest against nuclear power was a timely reminder of how World War II finally ended 79 years ago this month.

Newcastle Herald

Macron leads 80th anniversary tributes for 'southern French D-Day'

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Saturday visit Bormes-les-Mimosas, a town on the French Riviera, to commemorate its liberation 80 years ago. The ceremony is part of a series of events marking the "southern French D-Day", which began on 15 August.

Radio France Internationale

This TikToker Perfectly Summed Up Why The ‘It Ends With Us’ Marketing Is So Misleading

What if other movies had the same marketing strategy as It Ends With Us? Comedian Orli Matlow roasted the new Blake Lively film on TikTok.

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40 Curious History Facts And Stories That May Surprise Even The Most Knowledgeable

History is full of interesting stories that often go unnoticed. This Instagram account brings them to light, sharing some of the most fascinating facts and photos from the past. The post 40 Curious History Facts And Stories That May Surprise Even The Most Knowledgeable first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, attack air bases and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II

The Independent UK

Newly identified remains of missing World War II soldier from Oregon set to return home

The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified

International Business Times

Ukraine, Russia Both Claim Advances In Kursk Region

Ukraine on Thursday claimed fresh advances in its cross-border offensive into Russia, where it said it had seized over a thousand square kilometres, the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. Russia said it had recaptured a first village from Ukrainian forces in the…

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North Korea Refuses US Request To Recover War Casualties

US faces challenges recovering remains from North Korea, finds cooperation from China in identifying missing soldiers from WWII and Korean War.

International Business Times

The Other D-Day: France Remembers WWII Provence Landings

France on Thursday remembers the 1944 Allied landings in Provence, an event overshadowed by the Normandy landings two months earlier, but still key to the World War II endgame in Europe.

Radio France Internationale

France honours overlooked heroes of 1944 Provence landings, 80 years on

France on Thursday remembers the 1944 Allied landings in Provence, an event overshadowed by the Normandy landings two months prior but that was key to the World War II endgame in Europe.

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