World War II

Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography
World

Swastikas and statues, SE Asia’s fixation with Nazi iconography

Thai teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a…
Visegrad summit canceled over Israel-Poland Holocaust spat
Middle East

Visegrad summit canceled over Israel-Poland Holocaust spat

(CNN)–The Visegrad summit of central European leaders in Israel has been canceled after Israeli officials sparked outrage by accusing Poland…
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East

Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — An off-hand comment by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust looks…
Five ‘Hitler’ paintings to go under hammer in Nuremberg
Art news

Five ‘Hitler’ paintings to go under hammer in Nuremberg

Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler will be auctioned off Saturday in the German city of Nuremberg, sparking anger that…
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
World

Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews

  As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Hungarian Jews find themselves divided in a…
Animated film to spotlight bear that served in WWII
Culture

Animated film to spotlight bear that served in WWII

  During World War II, Wojciech Narebski and his fellow Polish servicemen had to lift crate after heavy metal crate…
French hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children dies aged 108
World

French hero who saved hundreds of Jewish children dies aged 108

  French Resistance hero Georges Loinger, who used his ingenuity and athletic prowess to save the lives of hundreds of…
Japanese emperor stresses his peaceful reign ahead of abdication
World

Japanese emperor stresses his peaceful reign ahead of abdication

  In a rare emotional address ahead of his abdication next year, Japanese Emperor Akihito said he took “deep comfort”…
Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers
World

Japan to get first post-WWII aircraft carriers

  Japan will get its first aircraft carriers since World War II and buy dozens of fighter jets under a…
Row over ‘traitor’ philosopher Kant roils Russian hometown
World

Row over ‘traitor’ philosopher Kant roils Russian hometown

German philosopher Immanuel Kant has sparked an unexpected controversy in his Russian hometown over the prospect of naming the airport…
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