World War Two

80th anniversary of World War II: Leaders from US, Germany, Poland hold ceremony at site of first bombing

Leaders including German chancellor Angela Merkel and US vice president Mike Pence on Sunday will mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country.

'How naive we seem': US newspaper looks back at what its editors wrote on the day WW II began

Germany, US, and Poland are among the European countries who will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of World War Two on Sunday, 1 September 2019.

80th Anniversary of World War II: Key events, important dates in humanity's deadliest conflict

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the onset of the most brutal and devastating war to have ever taken place in the entire history of mankind. World War 2, which erupted this day 80 years ago(1939) in eastern Europe would later on spread throughout mainland Europe, claiming millions of lives.

Japan's new emperor Naruhito speaks of 'deep remorse' in first speech marking WWII, echoes language of his father Akihito

Japan's new emperor spoke Thursday of "deep remorse" over the country's wartime past in his first speech to commemorate the end of World War II since his enthronement in May

Donald Trump cancels London trip to open new embassy, blames Barack Obama for selling old one for 'peanuts'

US president Donald Trump cancelled a trip to London scheduled for next month to open a new embassy, blaming Barack Obama for selling off the old one for "peanuts" in a bad deal.

Germany defuses World War II bomb after evacuating 60,000 people; largest such manoeuvre in 70 years

German explosives experts defused a massive World War Two bomb in the financial capital of Frankfurt on Sunday after thousands of people were evacuated

Artist stencils hate speech tweets in front of Twitter headquarter in Hamburg

Shapira said he had reported some 300 incidents of hate speech on Twitter but had received just nine responses from the company.

More than 60 percent refugees coming to Europe are actually economic migrants, claims EU official

European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans claimed that new figures prove that “60 percent” of those who seek refugee status are actually not entitled to it as they are not people fleeing war in their home countries.

Japan to lift seven-decade-old ban preventing military from fighting abroad

The move would end a ban on Japan exercising "collective self-defense", or aiding a friendly country under attack.