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Military parade marking 76th Anniversary of WWII victory kicks off in Mosc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A military parade commemorating the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II has begun at the Red Square in Moscow, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
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China seeks to usurp with "new concept weapons"
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 5 (ANI): Methods of waging war developed rapidly in the last century, as machine guns dominated World War I, and aircraft and tanks rose to the fore in World War II. The technology of war continues to evolve, and China is among those at the forefront of seeking new ways to dis
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Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg's 'Masters of the Air' casts Anthony Boyle
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): Anthony Boyle, best known for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in the English play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', has now been signed to star in Apple's World War II drama 'Masters of the Air'. The series will be a continuation of the 'Band of Brothers', 'Th
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Police evacuate nearly 2,600 properties in UK's Exeter due to World War II
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The discovery of an undetonated WWII-era explosive device forced the evacuation of some 2,600 buildings in Exeter city in southwest England, the local police department said on Saturday.
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US deports 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): A 95-year-old Tennessee resident, who worked as a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, has been deported back to Germany, the US Justice Department.
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S Korean court orders Japan to pay damages to WWII sex slavery victims
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan's government to pay damages to the South Korean victims who were forced into sex slavery for Imperial Japan's military brothels during World War II.
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DC's 'Justice Society: World War II' sets voice cast
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Fans of DC Universe have a reason to rejoice as a new project 'Justice Society: World War II' is set to join the family.
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Russian investigators resume probe into Nazi death squad's WWII atrocities
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's prosecution office for the Kuban region announced on Friday that it was resuming, after a 48-year suspension, the probe into Nazi Sonderkommando's massacres of civilians, committed in the region during World War II, in which former Schutzs
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China greatest threat since World War II, says US intel chief
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): China is the greatest global threat to democracy and freedom since the end of World War II and a bipartisan response is needed in the US to counter Beijing’s growing influence, according to the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe
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Pak Human Rights Minister deletes tweet comparing Macron's presidency to N
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 23 (ANI): Pakistan Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Sunday deleted her objectionable tweet, where she said that French President Emmanuel Macron was treating Muslims like Nazis treated Jews in World War II, after France demanded her to withdraw her remar
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COVID-19 pandemic a watershed moment in history like World War II: PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the COVID-19 pandemic will remain a watershed moment in history, just like World War II (WWII).
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Trump signs bills to honour war veterans
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump signed the "Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Saturday (local time) to recognise the United States, army veterans who fought in World War II.
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