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FirstUp: Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia, India-EU FTA talks begin and more... Headlines today

In today's headlines, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is on a mission to Saudi Arabia, while the EU and India commence pivotal FTA negotiations in Brussels. The HumanX AI Conference kicks off in Las Vegas, and Tokyo commemorates the 80th anniversary of a historic WWII bombing

Trains stopped, passengers stranded: How unexploded World War II bomb caused travel chaos in Europe

A 500-kg World War II bomb was found near Paris’ central Gare du Nord station, leading to the suspension of train services and stranding thousands of passengers. The discovery of the explosive affected high-speed train links between Paris, London, and Brussels, which impacted weekend travel plans and caused major delays

History Today: When US Marines invaded Japan's Iwo Jima during World War II

On February 19, 1945, US Marines launched a scathing attack on Iwo Jima island during World War II. Capturing the island, about eight kilometres away from Japan, became a stepping stone to success for the Allied Forces in winning the war. Here's what else unfolded this day in history

Inside the Auschwitz commandant’s house, now dedicated to fighting hate

The villa of Rudolf Höss, Auschwitz’s longest-serving commandant, is being transformed into a research centre dedicated to fighting extremism. Once a chilling symbol of Nazi atrocities, the house will open to the public on Auschwitz's 80th liberation anniversary (January 27), aiming to confront hate, educate visitors, and honour victims of the Holocaust

Why are Chinese, South Korean films on war crimes in WW2 stirring controversy in Japan?

Imperial Japan is known to have committed several war crimes in China and South Korea during the Second World War. The films shed light on this wartime brutality, including live human testing

Why Japan's PMs including Shigeru Ishiba steer clear of Yasukuni Shrine visit

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba continues Japan’s delicate balancing act by honouring the nation’s war dead with a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, while avoiding a personal visit to the controversial site

US bomb from WW 2 explodes at Japanese airport, multiple flights cancelled

No one was hurt, and there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan, Land and Transport Ministry officials said

‘Seriously?’: Germany trolls Russia for claiming it invaded Poland in 1939 to protect Ukrainians

Russian foreign ministry claimed on X that the Soviet Union's invasion of Poland prevented genocide in Western Belarus and Western Ukraine. History shows, and Germany pointed out, they are wrong

The forgotten ‘Spy Princess’ of Second World War

A British resistance agent in France, Noor Inayat Khan, who sacrificed her life gathering intelligence and staging sabotage operations in German-occupied France, has only a tiny tablet in her name in Nizamuddin village, the land of her ancestors

Why is Switzerland offering Rs 49 lakh to pull ammunition from its lakes?

Switzerland is offering 50,000 Swiss francs (almost Rs 49,00,000) in a competition to find innovative solutions for removing thousands of tonnes of old military munitions from its picturesque lakes. Dumped between 1918 and 1964, these submerged explosives pose serious risks of environmental contamination and potential explosions