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German prosecutors investigate alleged 105-year-old former-Nazi PoW camp guard over WWII crimes

Germany hasn't had a statute of limitations for murder or accessory to murder since 1979, allowing the prosecution of Nazi crimes from WWII.

 BARRACKS AT the Stutthof concentration camp, photographed after its liberation.
Members of the National Guard stand near the World War II Memorial, after the pool was reportedly vandalized with soap and graffiti, in Washington, DC, US, August 13, 2026.

US World War Two memorial vandalized with soap, graffiti, government vows to find perpetrator

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos.

Ethiopia, US reinforce commitment to partner on cross-sectional issues - opinion

AN AI-generated political cartoon depicting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at court with anti-Israel protesters in the background alongside the US Founding Fathers.

New York must heed the warning signs before we ask, 'How did this happen?' - opinion


Researchers find lost WWII sunken ship that killed 1,000 Allied POWs

An American submarine torpedoed the Japanese Montevideo Maru not knowing that there were more than 1,000 Allied POWs on board.

 The SS Montevideo Maru.

Albanian gov't announces museum celebrating Albanians who rescued Jews in WWII

Albania's Culture Ministry has announced an open design competition for architecture design proposals, funded by Israeli philanthropist Alexander Machkevitch.

 The building before the renovation of the museum in Albania.

Bringing peace of mind to the elderly with an aguna at 100 - opinion

Even at the latest stages in life, some people must jump through hoops to end their marriages from years come and gone.

Illustrative photo of two elderly people staring at a beach.

National Geographic releases teaser for Anne Frank show ‘A Small Light’

The limited series will tell the story of Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who hid the family of Anne Frank during the Holocaust.

The Frank, van Pels and Gies families celebrate Hanukkah in the upcoming limited series A SMALL LIGHT, from National Geographic and ABC Signature in partnership with Keshet Studios.

Dutch city renames square named for mayor who betrayed Jews to Nazis

In 2020, a local historian discovered that Jetze Tjalma, who had been mayor of Hoogeveen for 30 years until 1958, was the first mayor in Nazi-occupied Netherlands to hand over a list of local Jews.

 A view of Municipality Park, formerly named Mayor Tjalma Park, in Hogeveen, the Netherlands

Maryland auction house sells Hitler's watch for $1.1 mil

An auction house in Maryland sells a watch given to Hitler on his birthday in 1933 for $1.1 million.

Nazi memorabilia found for sale in New South Wales, Australia.

On World War Two anniversary, Zelensky says evil has returned

"The evil has returned. Again!" Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "In a different form, under different slogans, but for the same purpose."

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a session of a parliament where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses Ukrainian lawmakers via videolink, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 3, 2022.

Ohio lawmaker wants to teach the Holocaust ‘from the perspective of the Nazis'

State Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur made the comments when explaining to a local news station why she believes that “divisive concepts” should be taught from multiple points of view.

 Part of the skyline of Akron, Ohio, May 2020.

The Passenger: On the run in Nazi Germany - book review

 The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

Preserving memories of the battle of Babi Yar

The number of Jews massacred in late September 1941 seems to be one of the only uncontested facts about Babi Yar. How to pay homage to them remains a battle still being fought. 

 Cadets attend a commemoration ceremony for the victims of Babyn Yar in Kyiv, Ukraine