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UN refugee chief in Kabul to say Afghans are not forgotten

The head of the U.N. refugee agency is in Kabul to tell Afghans they have not been forgotten — even as the international community scrambles to deal with the devastation of the war in Ukraine and a humanitarian crisis unseen in Europe since World War II

The Independent UK

Ladies to the front: the hidden history of women in Australian airforce bands

Military bands, with their shiny instruments, formal uniforms and precision marching are one of the most instantly recognisable symbols of a nation’s defence forces. As such, throughout much of history, their membership as been limited to men: Australian defence force bands only formally welcomed women into their ranks after the…

The Conversation

Witness: Army attacks in eastern Myanmar worst in decades

A longtime relief worker says Myanmar's army is targeting civilians in fighting on a scale unmatched in the country since World War II

The Independent UK

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World War II devastation in South Shields and the same location today - in one image

On the night of Thursday, October 2, 1941, German bombs rained down on South Shields, killing 68 people, injuring 117, and making 2,000 homeless

Chronicle Live

Living history: New Spielberg project anticipates questions to Holocaust survivors

DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- Ask Stella Sonnenschein anything.

Tribune News Service

Guns, not roses – here's the true story of penicillin’s first patient

Albert Alexander was dying. World War II was raging, and this police officer of the county of Oxford, England, had developed a severe case of sepsis after a cut on his face became badly infected. His blood was now teeming with deadly bacteria.

The Conversation

Editorial: California housing costs an obstacle for Ukraine's refugees

Russia's unprovoked invasion has displaced some 2 million Ukrainians in less than two weeks, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, making it "the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II." At our best, Americans and especially Californians take pride in our capacity to welcome the world's…

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The Ukrainian refugee crisis could last years – but host communities might not be prepared

More than 2 million Ukrainians – almost all women and children – have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, 2022. The sudden exodus of Ukrainian refugees is at a scale not seen in Europe since World War II.

The Conversation

‘Easier to survive outside cities’: Ukraine's countryside offers safe haven from Russian invasion

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered one of the largest population movements in Europe since World War II. As the Ukrainian army is fortifying the cities, many city dwellers have fled to the countryside, where they have discovered a rural population determined to resist for the long term.

France 24

Ukraine war at 2-week mark: Russians slowed but not stopped

Two weeks into its war in Ukraine, Russia has achieved less and struggled more than anticipated at the outset of the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War II

The Independent UK

Mother of all sanctions: Can the West do without Russian oil and gas?

Europe's first full-scale invasion of a sovereign state since World War II, a refugee crisis to match and an endgame sure to upend more than just the West's resolve: as the EU turns up the heat on Vladimir Putin, it's already asking citizens to turn down their thermostats. How will…

France 24

Russian shelling forces 1.5 million Ukrainians to flee their homes

As Russia steps up its shelling of cities across Ukraine, the UN says 1.5 million people have now fled, the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II. Attempts to evacuate civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have failed once again. Residents are without power or water.

Radio France Internationale

VIDEO: WWII Enigma Machine, Other Encryption Devices Dating Back To 1870 Scanned And Modeled

The Deutsches Museum in Germany is working to unveil the secrets of the encryption devices.

Zenger

Ukraine-Russia latest news: Ceasefire in Mariupol as 1.5 million refugees flee war

This is ‘the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II’, says UN chief

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EXPLAINER: Weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest conflict that Europe has seen since World War II, with Russia conducting a multi-pronged offensive across the country

Tribune News Service

Buffalo Trace Distillery evacuated after workers find World War II incendiary bomb

Buffalo Trace Distillery had a recent scare after an incendiary World War II bomb was found on the property, according to a company spokesperson.

Liverpool Echo

Woman 'moved to tears' by support for her family's homeland

Sandra Myndiuk Davidson's dad came to the UK as a Ukrainian refugee during World War II

Zenger

Researchers Make Startling Find While Mapping Ocean Floor

Scientists came across a historic discovery while mapping the ocean floor — an oil tanker that dates back to World War II.

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Daily Record

Residents give their views on Raploch war hero memorial plans

Almost 70 soldiers from the community died in World War II alone

Newsroom.co.nz

'What we don't want is World War III' – Helen Clark on war in Ukraine

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: the background to the conflict, her impressions of Vladimir Putin and how it might end.

Zenger

Dutch Museum Returns Kandinsky Painting To Jewish Heirs, Art Initially Sold To Escape Nazis

The work, worth millions, was bought for a “pittance." Its owners were desperate to flee Amsterdam in World War II.

The Independent UK

Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor

The House has voted to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with the Congressional Gold Medal

Reason

No, We Shouldn't Attack Russia and Start World War III Over Ukraine

While it's tempting to defend the besieged nation from Putin's aggression, nuclear annihilation would be bad.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: War in Ukraine demands that all of us pick a side — democracy or decadence

They dress like students, or dress like housewives, or in a suit and a tie. Life during wartime in Ukraine — the kind of conflict that Europe thought it would never see in the 21st century — is less than a week old, and producing some shocking images that practically…

Los Angeles Times

NATO to dispatch troops to allies near Ukraine and Russia; Biden promises new aid, sanctions

KHARKIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops closed in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday in Europe’s largest ground conflict since World War II, leaders of the besieged nation urged their citizens to fight back.

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