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

Germany’s president laid a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the atrocities of ...

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 ...

China, Japan and a New Narrative About World War II

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ...
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How Europe is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Nazis' surrender in WWII

LONDON — Eighty years ago, the Allies announced they had accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to ...
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German president visits English city bombed by Luftwaffe in WWII

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday took part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Coventry, a central English city ...
Politico Europe

Polish-German tensions over WWII reparations mar leaders’ summit

Polish PM Donald Tusk, under political pressure from the nationalist opposition, criticized Germany for refusing to pay war ...
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80 years ago, WWII in Europe was over. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with 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 ...