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'Patience Paid Off': Putin Out Of Shadow After Trump Call

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been largely shunned by the West since his troops attacked Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. That era of isolation came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, when US President Donald Trump picked up the phone.

International Business Times

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens.

The Conversation

VP Vance is visiting the Dachau concentration camp memorial on eve of his big meeting with Zelenskyy

Vice President JD Vance is set to visit the Dachau concentration camp memorial

The Independent UK

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Trump’s mass deportation plans have echoes of a 1950s federal crackdown that swept through Texas

Seventy-one years after the Eisenhower administration launched a high-visibility operation to arrest undocumented immigrants, President Trump is following some of the same playbook.

The Texas Tribune

'Civilization VII' Dataminers Tease Firaxis' 'Fourth Age' Expansion, Addition of 'Atomic Age'

Dataminers uncovered hints of an unannounced Atomic Age in "Civilization VII," while Firaxis teases big plans but stays tight-lipped on details.

Player One

Who is the new ‘Bragg’ that the North Carolina base will now be named after?

Defense Secretary Hegseth said it would be re-named to ‘Fort Bragg’ in honor of a World War II army soldier

The Independent UK

Fort Liberty Renamed In Honor Of WWII Veteran

Fort Liberty, a major Army installation, renamed to honor WWII veteran Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, replacing a Confederate general's name.

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Hegseth renames North Carolina military base Fort Roland L. Bragg

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order restoring the name of a storied special operations forces base back to Fort Bragg

The Independent UK

London's Grenfell Tower To Be Taken Down After Deadly 2017 Fire

London's Grenfell Tower -- where 72 people died in 2017 in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II -- is to be demolished, the UK government confirmed on Friday.

International Business Times

What is ‘dark tourism’? Why tourists visit destinations with tragic histories

Places where tragedies have occurred, such as Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the killing fields in Cambodia, draw thousands of tourists a year – Amelia Neath explores why people choose to visit these locations

The Independent UK

The thorny question of French retirement reform is on the table again under France's new government. Does it stand a chance?

Today, the French retirement reform is an expensive system, threatening to break the economy.

Fortune

Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died

The Independent UK

Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world

From a chicken war to a banana brawl, here’s a history of tariff wars the US has fought in.

Al Jazeera

Trump wants to undo diversity programs. Some agencies react by scrubbing US history and culture

Donald Trump’s efforts to undo diversity, equity and inclusion efforts throughout the federal government have had a trickle-down effect far beyond formal DEI programs

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Brazilian Navy Confirms Location Of WWII Shipwreck Vital De Oliveira

Brazil's navy confirms the location of a WWII ship sunk by a German U-boat off Rio de Janeiro after 80 years.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dana White’s greed is the only reason Bryce Mitchell still has a job

Dana White knows Nazis buy sneakers, too.

The Conversation

Bauhaus and The Brutalist: the revolutionary immigrant architects whose stories inspired the film

László Toth, a Hungarian Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor, emigrates to the United States after World War II in search of a new life. After a rough start, a wealthy businessman recognises his talent and offers him a job that will change his life.

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Mid Century Modern Homes Influence Most of the Designs We See Today, and This Mid-Century Enthusiast Can Explain Why

What characterizes a mid century modern home, and why is the style still so relevant to contemporary design? Here's everything you need to know

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Trump wants to reverse America’s decline. Good luck

Trump and his supporters would like to buck the tide of history, but they could end up pulled further into it, and have no way to stop it

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Robert Eggers has no interest in making a contemporary film

Director Robert Eggers has no interest in making a contemporary movie because the idea of filming a phone or a car makes him feel "ill".

The Independent UK

More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War II pilots — to comply with the Trump administration’s DEI ban

International Business Times

Survivors Centre Stage For 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz will gather at the site of the Nazi death camp on Monday as the world marks the 80th anniversary of its liberation in the final months of World War II. Around 50 ex-inmates are expected at a ceremony outside the historic gate…

Radio France Internationale

Survivors strive to ensure young people do not forget Auschwitz

On a frosty Polish winter evening, 96-year-old Esther Senot told the 100 or so shivering students at Auschwitz-Birkenau how she was a teenager much like them when she was first brought to the Nazi death camp on 2 September, 1943.

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Prime Video is losing this must-binge war drama with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes — don’t miss your last chance to stream

This war drama series with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is leaving Prime Video soon. Here’s everything to know about “Rogue Heroes” and why you should stream it now.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk at Trump’s inauguration: What’s the history of the Nazi salute?

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk comes under fire for making gesture at President Trump rally similar to Nazi salute.

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