World War II veteran Shamsuddin dies
Shamsuddin Biswas, who took part in the World War II as a British soldier, died at about 5:00am at a private hospital in Jashore on Wednesday...
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Japan鈥檚 emperor expresses 鈥榙eep remorse鈥� 80 years after WWII
Tens of thousands of people braved blazing heat to pay their respects at a controversial Japanese shrine on Friday, as Emperor Naruhito spoke of his 鈥榙eep remorse鈥� on the 80th anniversary of the nation鈥檚 World War II surrender...
Rhetoric, hypocrisy and reckoning
THE Chinese embassy in Moscow recently published a list of 30 countries the United States has bombed since World War II 鈥� framing it as evidence of American aggression cloaked in the rhetoric of democracy and human rights. A full rebuttal to this sweeping indictment is beyond the scope and space of this article. Instead, this piece aims to offer an objective analysis...
WWII鈥檚 lessons must never be forgotten: Russian envoy
Ambassador of Russia to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin said that Russia as the country that suffered the most from the horrors of the World War II and the Great Patriotic War, for the sake of restoring peace on the continent, would never allow the lessons of the past to be forgotten.
King Charles leads UK service to mark end of WWII
King Charles III on Thursday joined veterans and other members of the royal family at London鈥檚 Westminster Abbey for a service to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
UK royals lead celebrations to mark 80 years since WWII end
A military parade, fly-past and balcony appearance by the royal family on Monday kicked off four days of UK celebrations marking 80 years since the end of World War II.
Israel is about to empty Gaza
ISRAEL is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of World War II. Since March 2, it has blocked all food and humanitarian aid into Gaza and cut off electricity, so that the last water desalination plant no longer functions. The Israeli military has seized half of the territory 鈥� Gaza is 25 miles long and four to five miles wide 鈥� and placed...
Thousands stranded as WWII bomb halts traffic at Paris train station
Thousands of passengers in Paris and London were stranded Friday after the discovery of a World War II bomb on tracks leading to the Gare du Nord station halted traffic at France鈥檚 busiest railway terminus.
Gambling with World War III
TOO many opposite and unyielding opinions are ranged on the subject, which requires an explanatory note before coming to the point. The ungainly White House spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky has gripped everyone鈥檚 attention. But let me make a small point...
Japan to bring home WWII warriors' remains from Bangladesh after 80 years
Japanese officials in Bangladesh are preparing the bodies of 23 soldiers who died during World War II to return them home after more than 80 years, exhumation teams said Monday. The bodies were exhumed from Bangladesh's Maynamati war cemetery, near Comilla in Bangladesh.
Humanitarian intervention and sovereignty
IN TODAY鈥橲 globalised world, the tension between respecting national sovereignty and intervening in cases of rights violations has become a pressing issue in international relations. Sovereignty has historically been a pillar of global diplomacy, enshrined in the principle of non-intervention established after World War II to maintain stability...
Urban farming practices
AS URBAN dwellers become more accustomed to the bustle of city life, they find that cultivating their own food can be both difficult and incredibly rewarding. While urban farming is not a new notion 鈥� it dates back to the ancient Mesopotamian people who set aside land for growing crops, as well as the American Victory Gardens that were established to...
Poland marks 85 years since WWII outbreak
Poland on Sunday marked 85 years since the outbreak of World War II during annual commemoration ceremony held at dawn to remember Nazi Germany鈥檚 first attacks that...
The end of the world
I REMEMBER the day World War II ended. I was five. Our tiny apartment was filled with adults in various stages of euphoria, and inebriation. My one-month-old brother slept through it all in a basket on the kitchen sink...
Ukrainian army moving further into Russia, says Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops are 鈥榤oving further鈥� into Russia, as Kyiv鈥檚 biggest cross-border attack stretched into a second week...
WWII veteran, 100, marries sweetheart, 96, in France
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in...
Leaders mark D-Day under Ukraine shadow
Western leaders on Thursday saluted the sacrifice of soldiers who gave their lives to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation in the World War II D-Day landings, mindful of the...
Berlin offers up Goebbels villa for free
A lakeside villa built for Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels is being offered up for free to anyone willing to take on the daunting task of being responsible for its upkeep.
Gaza needs biggest post-war reconstruction effort since WWII, says UN
The United Nations said on Thursday that Gaza鈥檚 post-war reconstruction would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II, estimating it could cost up to $40 billion.....
