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How WWII in Europe Sparked War in Asia

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Pacific War series, we explore how the outbreak of World War II in Europe directly influenced the rise of conflict in Asia. As European powers were distracted or ...

China, Evoking World War II, Urges Europe to Take Its Side Against Japan

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared ...

German president to visit WWII bombing site as Europe seeks to bolster united front against Russia

Germany’s president is laying a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the ...
Detroit News

80 years ago World War II in Europe was over. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread

London — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day ...
PBS

World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago, but V-E Day is haunted by conflict in Ukraine

LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of ...