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2,000 British soldiers deployed for NATO drills as World War 3 fears soar
The Royal Navy says the deployment is designed to "demonstrate credible deterrence" and reinforce the UK's support for NATO.
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On the 250th anniversary of the “Shot Heard ’Round the World,” what does it mean to be a patriot?
LEXINGTON — Patriots’ Day weekend is truly one of the great New England rites of spring.  A small army of Islanders marched off to Lexington and Concord to observe the re-enactments and the parades on ...
Lion, Wallaby and Gallipoli hero: Why the ‘extraordinary life’ of Blair Swannell is finally being recognised
He was a madcap adventurer and one of only two men to play for both the British Lions and the Wallabies – before dying on the ...
The Print4d
14 million displaced, thousands killed—Sudan civil war shows failure of global powers
Country is torn apart by conflict that broke out in 2023 between Sudanese Armed Forces & Rapid Support Forces. Peace remains ...
Second World War in cinema: 20 of the best war movies ever made
D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and ...
Cape Cod Times6d
How many Revolutionary War battles were in Mass.? List, including one on Martha's Vineyard
Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.
The Bulwark6d
Lexington and Concord at 250: Can We Still Hear the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’?
As they marched, their path dimly lit by torches, they heard the clanging of bells, the firing of alarm guns, and drums. Through the trees, the British soldiers spotted large bonfires in the distance.
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World War I Diary Recounting The Horrific Battle Of The Somme Found In The U.K.
A battered diary from World War I was just found in a barn in England. It recounts the horrific Battle of the Somme, the ...
Why Prince Harry’s surprise Ukraine visit left Prince William frustrated with palace officials
The Duke of Sussex, 40, traveled to the war-torn country last week to meet with dozens of wounded soldiers in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
The horror of Bergen-Belsen 80 years on: How British troops found 60,000 barely alive inmates when they liberated Nazi camp where Anne Frank died
They were scenes that brought home to the British people the full horror of Nazi depravity. Eighty years ago today the ...
Trump blames Zelensky for Ukraine war
Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for “allowing” the war with Russia to begin in a fresh swipe at the Ukrainian ...
Manx choir's 'great honour' to sing at Menin Gate
Singing under the Menin Gate memorial in Belgium was a "great honour" for a Manx choir from Peel, the musical director has said. Thirteen children and six adult choristers from Cathedral Isle of Man ...