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WWII

Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

China's Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim

Designed to project China's military might and diplomatic clout, it also comes as US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and volatile policymaking strain its relations with allies and rivals alike.

Asia & Pacific 7 months ago

North Korea's Kim Jong Un heads to Beijing by train to attend parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into China on his special train early on Tuesday to attend China's celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two, North Korean state media said on Tuesday.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Malaysia searches Chinese ship suspected of looting WWII wrecks

Officers discovered unexploded shells upon boarding the Chinese-registered vessel, which was detained for illegal anchorage at the weekend, said Nurul Hizam Zakaria, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency chief in Johor state.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found

Deep-sea explorers said Saturday they had located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines killing nearly 1,000 Australians aboard.

People 4 years ago

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'No expiry date' for justice, says key lawyer on WWII Nazi trials

Lawyer Thomas Walther, 78, gets prickly when he hears criticism of German courts putting elderly surviving Nazis -- many over 90 years old now -- on trial.

World 5 years ago

Dutch Prime Minister condemns 'criminal violence' in Covid riots

Police arrested around 250 people after using water cannon and tear gas during demonstrations in Amsterdam, Eindhoven and other towns on Sunday, local media said.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Nazi-looted French painting on display in search for rightful owner

A 19th-century oil painting stolen from occupied France during World War II has gone on display in a bid to trace its rightful owners after being returned by the son of the German soldier who took it on orders from above.

World 5 years ago

Emperor Naruhito expresses 'deep remorse' over WWII

Cabinet ministers also visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the war anniversary for the first time since 2016.

World 5 years ago

Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing

The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday commemorated the 75th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with its mayor and the head of the United Nations warning against a nuclear arms race.