World War 2

UN chief says two billion people live in conflict areas today, highest since 1945 when WW2 ended

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN estimates that this year 'at least 274 million will need humanitarian assistance.'

Russian missiles strike Kyiv's Babyn Yar: All you need to know about this World War II memorial site

In 1941, Nazi troops massacred more than 33,000 Jews at the ravine on the northern edge of the city of Kyiv. Eighty years later, it once again sees violence and destruction when Russian bombed the area

1946 Naval Uprising: How honouring Netaji Bose marks a paradigm shift in India’s Independence narrative

The Royal Indian Navy mutiny, inspired by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army, happened on 18 February 1946

As suspect in Anne Frank’s betrayal is named, here’s a look back at the 78-year-old cold case

A new investigation points towards prominent Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh as the person who could have tipped off German authorities to the hiding place of the teenager and her family, which eventually led to her detention in a concentration camp

Auschwitz survivor who fought antisemitism with music in post-war Germany passes away at 96

Esther Bejarano had earlier said that music helped keep her alive in the notorious German Nazi death camp in occupied Poland and during the years after the Holocaust.

France to return Gustav Klimt painting stolen by Nazis during World War II to rightful owners in Austria

The colourful 1905 oil work by the Austrian symbolist painter titled 'Rosebushes under the Trees' has been hanging in Paris' Musee d'Orsay museum for decades.

A Call To Spy movie review: Radhika Apte's tepid, half-baked WWII drama leaves viewers unsatiated

A Call to Spy scratches merely the surface of a cauldron that promises graver horrors told more powerfully.

Historic Fed boost fails to stop Wall Street's virus-driven sell-off; S&P 500 on pace for worst month since World War 2

Wall Street’s slide deepened on Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus forced more US states into lockdown, overshadowing unprecedented moves by the US Federal Reserve to shore up credit across the economy.

The Forgotten Few: New book remembers birth of the Indian Air Force, its first pilots to conquer the air

While a lot has been written about the contribution of the Indian Army during World War II, The Forgotten Few by KS Nair, is a rare account of the Indians who participated in the war in the air, alongside British and other Allied pilots. A passionate war buff since his childhood, Nair realised the need for the book only after travelling outside India as part of his day job.

Jojo Rabbit: Taika Waititi says it 'annoyed' him to play Adolf Hitler in upcoming WWII satire

Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi, is set during the WWII and revolves around a young German boy, who has an imaginary friend based on Adolf Hitler.