World War 2: News
World War II was a global war that was started in 1939. It went for six years, ending in 1945. After Hitler invaded Poland on 1st September, 1939, France and Britain declared World War II. The great powers of the world formed two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. The war resulted in massacres, genocide, strategic bombing, starvation and disease
03 Feb 2024
Poland5 dark tourism sites across the globe
Dark tourism refers to the phenomenon of visiting places that are associated with tragedy, or historical atrocities.
10 Jan 2024
Music IndustryWhy rapper Skepta took down 'Gas Me Up' artwork—controversy explained
UK rapper Skepta recently faced criticism for the cover art of his forthcoming single Gas Me Up (Diligent), which some argued resembled Holocaust imagery.
05 Nov 2023
United States of AmericaUS developing nuclear weapon capable of killing 300,000 people: Report
The United States (US) is developing a nuclear bomb that can reportedly kill more than 300,000 people if detonated.
20 Oct 2023
Steven Spielberg'Schindler's List' to 'Dunkirk': Best Hollywood World War II movies
World War II stands as one of the most pivotal and tumultuous periods in modern history, shaping the destiny of nations and individuals alike.
19 Oct 2023
Web Series'Combat!' to 'Band of Brothers': Shows based on war
Delving deep into the core of human conflict and valor are the war-based shows.
08 Oct 2023
Indian Air ForceAir Force Day: IAF gets new ensign after 72 years
The Indian Air Force (IAF) unveiled its new ensign on Sunday at the annual Air Force Day parade in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, marking the first time in 72 years that it has updated its emblem.
25 Sep 2023
CanadaTrudeau slammed for Canadian Parliament's standing ovation to Nazi veteran
Canada's leader of the opposition, Pierre Poilievre, has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing him of personally meeting and honoring Yaroslav Hunka (98), a Nazi who participated in the genocide of Jews, in the Canadian Parliament.
19 Sep 2023
Narendra ModiModi to walk to new Parliament with copy of Constitution
As India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi on Tuesday, the country also bids farewell to the old Parliament building, shifting to the new Parliament House.
06 Aug 2023
Christopher NolanHiroshima Day: Movies that depict catastrophic consequences of nuclear bombings
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer has taken the world by storm by bringing the meticulous details of the first-ever atomic bomb used to attack Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II.
14 Jul 2023
Amazon Prime Video'Dil Se Dil Tak' from Janhvi-Varun's 'Bawaal' is out
Nitesh Tiwari's Bawaal has been in the buzz ever since it was announced.
31 Dec 2022
VaticanFormer Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95: Vatican
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95 at his Vatican residence nearly a decade after stepping down due to ill health, BBC reported citing Vatican officials.
13 Nov 2022
DallasDallas: 6 feared dead as 2 WWII-era planes collide mid-air
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra, two World War II era planes, crashed into each other mid-air in the United States (US) on Saturday.
12 Jul 2022
HBOWorld War II veteran Bradford Freeman passes away at 97
The last survivor of World War II and the last living member mentioned in the popular book Band of Brothers, Bradford Clark Freeman passed away on July 4 aged 97.
09 Jul 2022
JapanShinzo Abe's killer initially wanted to attack somebody else: Report
Tetsuya Yamagami, the killer of Shinzo Abe, had no intention of attacking the former Japanese prime minister, according to Kyodo News, which cited police sources.
08 Dec 2020
YouTube'The Dig,' Netflix's period drama drops trailer, raises curiosity
Netflix's period drama, The Dig has released its first-look trailer on YouTube and the least we can say about it is, that it's indeed revealing.
17 Jul 2019
EnglandConvicted for homosexuality, Alan Turing to feature on £50 note
Famed British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing, who helped save millions of lives as a World War II codebreaker, is the new face of the Bank of England's £50 note.
16 Apr 2019
ParisParis stunned as 850-year-old Notre-Dame cathedral goes up in smoke
A colossal fire swept through the 850-year-old UNESCO world heritage landmark, Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris yesterday, causing the Gothic spire to collapse and threatening to destroy the entire masterpiece and its precious artworks.
29 Dec 2018
KolkataWW-II aerial bomb found during dredging operations in Kolkata
A 1000-pound aerial bomb dating back to the World War-II era has been unearthed at a dock in Kolkata during routine dredging operations.
05 Oct 2018
South KoreaS-Korea renews call for Japan to remove 'rising sun' flag
South Korea yesterday reiterated a demand that Japan should remove its "rising sun" naval flag from a warship participating in an international fleet review at Jeju island next week.
15 Sep 2018
JapanAbe aims to rewrite Japan Constitution, seeks 3rd term
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears headed for a third three-year term as the ruling party leader, extending his hold on power and giving him time to pursue a long-cherished goal of revising the country's post-World War II constitution.
05 Sep 2018
Gaming Bytes#GamingBytes- New 'Covert Storm' event comes to CoD: WWII
Sledgehammer Games has launched a new event for Call of Duty: WWII called 'Covert Storm'.
12 Feb 2018
LondonLondon City Airport shut down after World War-2 bomb discovered
The London City Airport was shut down after a World War II (WW-II) bomb was discovered in the nearby Thames river.
24 Oct 2017
EgyptThistlegorm Project: 360-degree online VR tour of British WWII shipwreck
Scientists comprehensively digitized a World War II shipwreck to develop an online Virtual Reality experience, allowing users to explore one of the world's most famous shipwreck-diving sites, the British freighter SS Thistlegorm.
03 Sep 2017
GermanyGermany: Unexploded bomb from World War-2 found, 65,000 residents evacuated
A 1.4-tonne unexploded British bomb left over from World War-II was found at a building site in Frankfurt, prompting the largest post-war evacuation in Germany.
15 Jun 2017
SpainHitler is still keeping Spain awake after all these years
The world will always remember Hitler for the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust of Jews, and being one of the reasons of Second World War. However, in Spain the trouble with Hitler is a little bit more than usual.
11 Feb 2017
TehranIranians mark 38th anniversary of 1979 revolution
Thousands of Iranian citizens poured on to the streets in Tehran to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The celebrations come amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the new US President Donald Trump.
