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3 World War II bombs are defused in a German city's biggest postwar evacuation
More than 20,000 residents are being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city center to defuse World War II bombs ...
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Germany, Europe mark 80 years since end of World War II
European countries, including Germany, are commemorating the end of World War II on the continent ... This year's commemoration marks 80 years since Germany surrendered to the Allies and comes ...
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German troops start long-term deployment in another country for the first time since World War II
It's the first time Germany has put troops in another country on a long-term basis since World War II. Both countries describe it as a step to protect Europe and NATO. Germany has stationed troops ...
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Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany
Today, Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Yet another war ... something he's done repeatedly since he ordered the invasion of ...
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Lessons From World War II to Avoid World War III
Thursday is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. As leaders of countries ... Just like the great wars in the past, Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine starting ...
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Ceremonies Held Across Balkans Marking 80 Years Since World War II Ended
Ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, also known as Victory Day, were held across the Balkans on Friday. With wreath-laying ceremonies and tributes to the fallen ...
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Europe’s worst mass murder since World War II happened at Srebrenica. Gretchen Shirm’s novel witnesses the war crimes trial
One that had split off from the previous reality. The parallels in the present world are so chilling: the pretence that there is not a war happening, that one country hasn’t invaded another ...
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80 years after Germany surrendered, we’re still learning the real lessons of World War II
Eighty years on, few people are alive who remember World War II. Anne Frank would have turned ... where he has taught since 1987. He is the author of numerous books on Germany and the Third ...
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Russia and China mark victory in World War II as Ukraine war grinds on
MOSCOW: Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on Friday (May 9 ... the longest-serving Kremlin chief since Josef Stalin, stood beside ...
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Marking 80 Years Since World War II — And History Is Once Again Up For Grabs
PARIS — If ever there was an anniversary that should unite rather than divide, it’s surely that of the end of World War II. In 1945 ... that’s what cold wars are all about.
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World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago, but V-E Day is haunted by conflict in Ukraine
LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most ... invasion started the worst war on the continent since 1945. The rise of the hard right in several EU member ...