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"He was Slayer. He affected a lot of people and he didn’t even realise it.” The life and tragic death of Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman was the architect behind some of Slayer's biggest - and most infamous - songs but his 2011 passing was a tragedy that shook thrash metal

Metal Hammer

Metal detectorists find buried WWII aircraft in Ukraine while disarming wartime bomb

The aircraft were sent to the Soviet Union in 1941 to help the Allied war effort, but they were dumped to avoid payment.

LiveScience

Timeline: Use of controversial cluster bombs in past conflicts

The widely condemned use of cluster bombs can be traced back to World War II.

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Watch How Panasonic and Tempest Transport Guests to World War II America

Projection mapping creates an immersive nighttime sound and light experience at the National WWII Museum.

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Hundreds gather in Sarajevo to pay their respects to Srebrenica massacre victims

Hundreds have lined Sarajevo’s main street Sunday as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II will be buried on the 28th anniversary of the crime

The Independent UK

Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

A solemn peace march has started through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II

The Independent UK

Honoring the last of ‘The Greatest Generation’

Henry W. Clark, a World War II veteran from Harvey, plans to be on board a July 12 Honor Flight Chicago bound for Washington, D.C. So does the Rev. George Kane, a retired Catholic priest, who was a chaplain during the Vietnam War.

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Poland starts observances of WWII massacres by Ukrainians that have marred neighborly ties

Poland's prime minister and Catholic church leaders have begun observances to honor victims of World War II massacres

The Independent UK

Parts of a Munich synagogue demolished by Nazis are found in a river 85 years later

Munich's main synagogue was one of the first to be destroyed in Nazi Germany, under Hitler's orders. No one knew what had become of the rubble — until construction workers made a discovery last week.

WEKU

What is dark tourism and why are we drawn to morbid death sites?

Lancashire’s Pendle witches is one site attracting visitors in the UK

Evening Standard

Jean Moulin: The face of the French Resistance

Jean Moulin was one of the many French Resistance fighters who stood up to the Germans during the occupation of France in World War II. A true symbol of the Resistance and the Republic, many streets, schools and universities have been named after the French hero since his death 80…

France 24

This Ohio museum shows that TV is older than you might think

The history of television began long before millions of people gathered in front of their black-and-white sets and fiddled with the antenna and horizontal hold to watch Lucy and Howdy Doodie

The Independent UK

Teen’s killing raises a French policing issue that dare not be named

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a police traffic stop this week was a depressingly familiar addition to France’s list of police brutality cases. But when the UN called on the government to address racial discrimination in its police force, the official reaction was just as familiar and depressing…

France 24

Hunt begins for remains of 47 Nazi soldiers executed by French Resistance

A search is underway in central France for the remains of 47 German soldiers and one French woman who were shot dead by members of the French Resistance during World War II in a mass execution that went largely unknown for nearly 80 years.

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Movie review: With the messy but poignant 'Dial of Destiny,' a franchise strains to keep up with the Joneses

The first time Harrison Ford appears in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," you can't take your eyes off him, and not really in a good way. It's 1944, and Indy, captured while trying to plunder a Nazi stronghold, doesn't look a day over 46, an illusion that director…

Los Angeles Times

Review: With the messy but poignant 'Dial of Destiny,' a franchise strains to keep up with the Joneses

The Independent UK

Hiroshima peace park, Pearl Harbor memorial park forge sister park deal to promote peace

Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United States, are now promoting peace and friendship through a sister park arrangement

The Independent UK

Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warm

Japan and South Korea have agreed to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis

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Which countries receive the most foreign aid from the US?

In 2022, the US spent over $70 billion in foreign aid to nearly 200 countries, territories, and geographic regions — around 1% of the federal budget.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Putin signs bill to rename Russia's WWII victory day

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on Saturday to rename the "Day of the End of World War II" on Sept. 3 to the "Day of Victory over Militaristic Japan and the end of World War II."

The Independent UK

UK village marks 80th anniversary of fight against US Army racism in World War II

The village of Bamber Bridge in northwestern England is marking the 80th anniversary of what’s now known as the Battle of Bamber Bridge

The Independent UK

UK village marks struggle against US Army racism in World War II

The town of Bamber Bridge in northwest England is marking the 80th anniversary of what’s now known as the Battle of Bamber Bridge

The Independent UK

Marking Battle of Okinawa anniversary, governor of southern Japanese islands urges diplomacy

The governor of Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa has called for more diplomatic efforts toward peace on the 78th anniversary of one of World War II’s bloodiest battles

WEKU

This WWII battle wasn't against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England

It's the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated.

Bangkok Post

Nazi brass eagle to be recast as peace dove

MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War II-era German destroyer off its coast 17 years ago, and recast it as a dove of peace, the South American country’s president said on Friday.

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