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After SCO, focus on China’s military parade: Who’s coming, who’s not, and why does it matter?

China is turning from diplomacy to military power after the SCO Summit in Tianjin, with a massive parade in Beijing marking 80 years since Japan’s surrender in World War II. Xi Jinping will be joined by Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and other leaders, while most Western nations are steering clear of the event

FirstUp: Kim in China for WWII parade, hearing in Fed's Lisa Cook case... The top headlines

North Korea's Kim Jong Un will arrive in Beijing ahead of the Victory Day military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. He is likely to hold talks with China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin. The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of former Federal Governor Lisa Cook's dismissal by the Trump administration

History Today: How the wreckage of the Titanic was found

The Titanic wreck was discovered on September 1, 1985, by American oceanographer Dr Robert Ballard and French diving engineer Jean-Louis Michel. The luxurious ship sank on its maiden journey from Southampton to New York City, killing nearly 1,500 people of its original 2,200 passengers in 1912

History Today: How Paris was liberated from German forces

Paris was liberated from German forces on August 25, 1944, during World War II. The victory came after weeks of fighting across France, as Allied forces advanced following the D-Day landings in Normandy. Crowds filled the streets, waving French flags that had been hidden for four years

Int'l mateship forged by 2,800 fallen Indian soldiers, Major Chint Singh driving push for WW2 memorial in Australia

The story of Major Chint Singh of the 2nd Dogra Regiment remains one of the most striking examples of wartime comradeship between Indian and Australian soldiers.

From Godzilla to anime, how Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings shaped Japan's art scene

The influence of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki runs deep in Japanese popular culture. One of the most famous examples of this is Godzilla, a prehistoric creature awakened by the testing of the US hydrogen bomb in the Pacific. Some of the others include Astro Boy, Akira, and Attack on Titan, among others

'My god, what have we done': The 2 US pilots who dropped atomic bombs on Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, a US Air Force B-29 bomber dropped the atomic bomb ‘Little Boy’ on Hiroshima, killing thousands of people. Three days later, another atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Who were the pilots who flew the planes – Enola Gay and Bockscar – carrying the nuclear weapons? Did they ever regret the attacks that killed about two lakh in Japan?

History Today: How MTV redefined music with its launch

Music Television (MTV) was launched on August 1, 1981, in New York and changed the history of music forever. MTV offered 24/7 music videos, introduced by a new breed of television personalities known as Video Jockeys (VJs)

Targeting the captive: Prison attacks in modern warfare

Whatever symbolism it may carry, targeting prisons in enemy territory is not a new tactic as seen in the Israel-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars

Who was Papa Jake Larson, the 102-year-old WWII hero and TikTok star who inspired millions?

Jake 'Papa Jake' Larson, a decorated World War II veteran and D-Day survivor who became a TikTok sensation in his 90s, has died at 102. From storming Omaha Beach in 1944 to sharing wartime stories with 1.2 million followers online, Larson’s extraordinary life bridged generations and preserved the memory of one of history’s most pivotal eras