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Last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank was honoured for courage and dedication during an attack on a German submarine that left him seriously injured.

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2025

Japan’s shifting memory of the second world war is raising fears of renewed militarism

Eighty years have passed since Japan’s surrender ended the second world war. But the way Japan thinks about its wartime history is changing at pace. This is coinciding with a political shift that risks renewed Japanese militarism, an outcome that would complicate politics across east Asia.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2025

King vows sacrifices of VJ Day heroes will ‘never be forgotten’ in historic message to nation

King Charles III has vowed that the service and sacrifice of VJ Day heroes “shall never be forgotten” on the 80th anniversary of the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces during the Second World War.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

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Lone piper plays at Edinburgh Castle to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Stirling Castle and the Kelpies are among the sites around the UK set to be lit up on Friday evening to commemorate the end of the Second World War.

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025

New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain

Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world war that had begun six years earlier, in September 1939.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2025

Meet the 100-year-old VJ Day hero who witnessed Japan’s Second World War surrender

Reg Draper was a stores assistant on Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York during the Second World War

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

Repair Shop guest breaks down as gran’s Second World War diary is restored

A guest onThe Repair Shop broke down in tears after his grandmother’s diary from the Second World War was restored.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

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Britain would be speaking German if Starmer was in charge during WWII, US ambassador says

Washington’s ambassador to Israel told Sir Keir to ‘sit this one out’ after the UK PM criticised Israel’s plans for Gaza

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’

Washington’s ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

Motorbike tribute marks final journey of UK’s oldest Second World War veteran

Donald Rose died aged 110 in July.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

101-year-old veteran receives Freedom of the City of London

Sidney Machin, from Dorset, was made a freeman as a tribute to his service in the Second World War

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

VJ Day 2025: How to commemorate the end of the Second World War in London

Here’s where to remember the sacrifice of more than 90,000 troops in the Far East

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

Trump’s tariff bullying: Why India must stand its ground

Donald Trump’s chaotic act continues. His latest move: slapping a 25 percent tariff and a penalty on Indian goods exports to the United States.It’s vintage Trump – unapologetic – designed to get the other side, in this case India, to surrender to his demands. He is like a kid in…

Newslaundry · Aug 1, 2025

Kamikaze: An Untold History review – a bewilderingly brutal act of collective desperation recalled

Japan’s deployment of kamikaze pilots to bomb US ships in the Pacific during the second world war killed almost 4,000 Japanese and 7,000 American soldiers. This powerful documentary tells the story of these shocking missions

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025

Lookout, Devon! Our overnight stay in a 1940s observation post

A clifftop bunkhouse built for the RAF during the second world war is perfect for a kid-friendly escape – with great views, sea swims, hiking and otter spotting

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

‘It can bring you to tears’: is this the world’s most beautiful sounding nightclub?

Transformed from a second world war bunker into Germany’s buzziest dance venue, the acoustics at Open Ground in Wuppertal are raved about by DJs such as Floating Points – and may even be good for your health

Radio France Internationale · Jul 20, 2025

'Rewriting history': Claim filed to ICC over Russian looting of Ukrainian heritage

A French organisation has lodged a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the plundering of Ukrainian museums by Russia, which it claims is 'the biggest looting of cultural heritage in Europe during an international armed conflict since the Second World War'.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2025

Why do French people want to have fewer children, or none at all?

In the last 20 years, the desire to have children has fallen sharply in France, according to a study published by the French Institute for Demographic Studies last week – and the country's birth rate is at its lowest since the end of the Second World War.

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025

TV tonight: an elemental premiere at the First Night of the Proms

Composer Errollyn Wallen kicks off this year’s concert season at the Royal Albert Hall. Plus, PBS America celebrates the unsung heroines of the second world war. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2025

Ice activity on historic Japanese site evokes painful legacy of incarceration

Descendants of Terminal Island’s Japanese community see parallels between the second world war and Ice raids today

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025

Second World War veteran believed to be Britain’s oldest man dies aged 110

Earlier this year, Donald Rose was presented with the freedom of the borough of Erewash for his bravery in the Second World War

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025

Britain’s oldest Second World War veteran dies aged 110

Donald Rose is believed to have been Britain’s oldest man.

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2025

Why Trump blames decisions on others – a psychologist explains

It was US president Harry S. Truman who, in the years just after the second world war, kept a little wooden sign on his desk which read: “The buck stops here!”. It emphasised his willingness to accept ultimate responsibility for his decisions and actions as president, even the ones that…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 11, 2025

Thirty years after genocide, Srebrenica has more graves than residents

Thirty years on from Europe’s worst atrocity since the Second World War, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica is still marked by empty streets, rows of graves and families who have never stopped waiting. Home to 6,000 people before the war, it now has fewer than 800 residents, as many young…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2025

From cradle to grave? Our new series examines the welfare state in 2025

THE welfare state was brought in by a Labour Party after the Second World War, on the principle that it would protect citizens from "cradle to…

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