World War 2

Betrayal and survival

In The Collaborators, some readers may find Buruma's permissiveness toward his subjects' conduct and moral barometers disturbing

Italy's leader Meloni forms nation's first far-right-led govt since WWII

Giorgia Meloni on Friday formed Italy's new ruling coalition, assembling the country's first far-right-led government since the end of World War II and becoming the first woman to obtain the premiership. A presidential palace official announced that Meloni and her Cabinet would be sworn in on Saturday. Meloni's Brothers of Italy, a party with neo-fascist roots, was the top vote-getter in Italy's national election last month. A few hours before the new government's formation was announced, Meloni, 45, a career politician, told reporters that she and her allies had unanimously asked President Sergio Mattarella to give her the mandate to govern. Obtaining the premiership capped a remarkably quick rise for the Brothers of Italy. Meloni co-founded the party in December 2012, and it was considered a fringe movement on the right during its first years. Meloni made no public comments before leaving the Quirinal presidential palace. Earlier in the day, she met with Mattarella along with her

Japan marks 77th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing in final days of WWII

Japan on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place in the final days of the Second World War

Poles mark 78th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising; compare to Ukraine

Poles marked the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, with some including the president comparing the wartime Polish resistance to that of Ukrainians today fighting Russia's invasion

New Sri Lankan PM Gunawardena's India connection from World War II era

As Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as Sri Lanka's 15th prime minister, its local media highlighted the background of his father Philip Gunawardena who was at the centre of the anti-imperialist campaign

UN General Assembly approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial

The UN General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution condemning any denial of the Holocaust

Investigation sheds new light on Anne Frank's betrayal after 77 years

The Jewish family of Anne Frank hiding in Amsterdam during World War Two was most likely betrayed by a notary in Amsterdam, says a new cold case investigation

World War II era Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in NE

The Agartala airport, which was was used as a technical base for the Royal Air Force during World War II, would likely be declared an international airport soon

US budget deficit debt to hit $3.3 trillion, bigger than its economy's size

The spike in the deficit means that federal debt will exceed annual gross domestic product next year

Vandals deface WWII memory wall with Holocaust-denial graffiti in France

Vandals have scrawled graffiti denying the Holocaust on a wall in the village that was the site of the France's biggest massacre of civilians by the Nazis during World War II

Rajnath leaves for Russia amid China row; to press for S-400 delivery

Singh is primarily visiting Russia to attend a grand military parade in Moscow on June 24 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War.

Towards a new 'road to serfdom'?

The classical liberal order is under threat from 'woke' progressives

70,000 evacuated in Greece to defuse World War 2 bomb

Official says operation is unprecedented, where a bomb of this size has never been found in Greece