5 h. ago 80 years after the liberation from the Nazis, the Dutch commemorate the victims of war

Trains came to a halt, cars pulled to the side of the road and no plane arrived or departed in the Netherlands as the country went silent for two minutes to remember victims of war

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1 week ago Thousands of Israelis including freed Hamas hostages and Holocaust survivors join March of the Living through Auschwitz 80 years after Nazi death camp's liberation

The March of the Living follows a two-mile route to the crematoria of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland as participants pay tribute to the millions of Jews who died there.

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1 week ago Croatia commemorates victims of WWII concentration camp where tens of thousands perished

Croatia has commemorated the victims of a World War II concentration camp where tens of thousands of people perished in the hands of the pro-Nazi puppet regime at the time

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2 w. ago ‘Hitler’s hatred of the scientist had intensified. There was a price on his head’: the tragic story of Robert Einstein, Albert’s cousin

After the famous physicist fled Germany in 1933, his cousin Robert moved his family to Italy, where they thought they had found safety. Then, the day before liberation, Nazis smashed down their front door Early on the morning of 3 August 1944, a unit of heavily armed German soldiers arrived at the Villa Il Focardo outside Florence.They didn’t knock. They didn’t ring the bell. They simply smashed through the front door, marched in and started shouting for the villa’s owner, Robert Einstein, cousin of the world-famous scientist Albert Einstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ICJ hears Sudan case accusing UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’

United Arab Emirates says Sudan ‘misusing’ world court in proceedings relating to African nation’s civil warThe international court of justice will rule in the next few weeks on whether the United Arab Emirates can be plausibly found “complicit in the commission of genocide” by arming the Rapid Support Forces militia in Sudan’s civil war.The case was brought by Sudan, whose acting justice minister, Muawia Osman, told the world court in The Hague last week that the country’s “ongoing genocide would not be possible without the complicity of the UAE, including the shipment of arms to the RSF”. Sudan wants ICJ judges to force the UAE to stop its alleged support for the RSF and make “full reparations”, including compensation to victims of the war. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prince Harry slapped with Donald Trump warning after secret Ukraine visit

Prince Harry made a secret visit to Ukraine following his trip to the UK, where he met victims of the war with Russia - but experts predict the move might not go down well with some

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3 w. ago Prince Harry's secret trip to Ukraine: Duke of Sussex makes surprise visit to war

Prince Harry met with war victims today in a surprise visit to Ukraine as part of his ongoing work with wounded veterans.

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Russia war victims

The Duke of Sussex, along with members of the Invictus Games Foundation, have travelled to Ukraine to visit injured war personnel.

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes shock Ukraine visit to meet Russia war victims

Injured war personnel in Ukraine, were given a boost when they received a surprise visit from Prince Harry, as the Duke of Sussex was joined by those from the Invictus Games Foundation

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3 w. ago Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine: Duke meets war victims as part of 'his ongoing work'

Prince Harry met with war victims today in a surprise visit to Ukraine as part of his ongoing work with wounded veterans.

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4 w. ago Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation

Germany has marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp, with warnings against “radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right.”

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