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Why Russia's Victory Day parade in Red Square was scaled down this year

Russian Air Force Su-25 jets fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in the colors of the Russian state flag during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow.

Published 75 days ago

Ukraine, Russia confirm US-brokered three-day truce, prisoner swap

Ukraine, Russia confirm US-brokered three-day truce, prisoner swap

Published 76 days ago

World War II-era unexploded shell found in Assam’s Tinsukia, defused: Army

Indian Army defused a suspected WWII-era shell found during excavation in Tinsukia.

Updated 83 days ago

Did Ilhan Omar really say ‘World War 11’ while referring to Alien Enemies Act?

Ilhan Omar at the US House of Representatives on March 5, 2026.

Updated 87 days ago

2 suspected WWII-era bombs defused by Army personnel in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum

2 suspected WWII-era bombs defused by Army personnel in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum

Published 120 days ago

Group of city tram lovers to take out WWII-era vintage car on Feb 24 to mark 153rd anniversary

Group of city tram lovers to take out WWII-era vintage car on Feb 24 to mark 153rd anniversary

Published 150 days ago

Quote of the day by Franklin D Roosevelt: ‘The only limit to our realisation…'

FDR was elected President of the United States four times.

Updated 174 days ago

Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously

Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously

Updated 178 days ago

Pangsau Pass a symbol of peace, shared heritage: Arunachal Dy CM

Pangsau Pass a symbol of peace, shared heritage: Arunachal Dy CM

Published 182 days ago

India, middle powers and the emerging global order

India today is no longer merely a balancing power. It is increasingly recognised as a great power in its own right, with strong relations across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, West Asia, Africa and Latin America, and a demonstrated ability to mobilise the Global South. (PMO)

Published 182 days ago

Did US give Greenland to Denmark after WW2? Fact-checking Trump's Davos claim

Donald Trump speaks prior to a bilateral meeting with Switzerland's Federal President Guy Parmelin

Published 183 days ago

Hump Museum keeps World War II legacy alive in Arunachal: DyCM

Hump Museum keeps World War II legacy alive in Arunachal: DyCM

Published 201 days ago

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Published 213 days ago

WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

Published 215 days ago

Battlefield: World War II battle documentary in Imphal premiered at IIFI Goa

The Battle of Imphal was fought between the Allied Forces and the Japanese Army in 1944. (PIB India)

Published 241 days ago

Ukrainians protest Russian envoy's visit to French island cemetery

Ukrainians protest Russian envoy's visit to French island cemetery

Published 241 days ago

INA soldiers’ descendants: Ate lizards, were beheaded, faced atrocities as WW2 prisoners

Mumbai, India - Nov. 11, 2025: Mannat, Priyanka, Shaad Ali and Gautam Hazarika, during book launch of Gautam Hazarika's "Forgotten Indian prisoners of World War II" at the Asiatic Society in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published 254 days ago

India brings optimism as the UN turns 80

The UN in India is proud to be a humble partner in this journey, joining hands in initiatives that strengthen health, digital access, climate action, food security, and South–South cooperation. (AP)

Published 259 days ago

Famous for World War II apology, Japan's ex-PM dies: Who was Tomiichi Murayama?

Tomiichi Murayama at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 29, 2015.

Published 280 days ago

Papa Buka: Heading to Oscars, movie on forgotten Indian soldiers

Papa Buka is an enigmatic and charming character, at home both in time and space. (NAFA Productions/Akshay Parija productions)

Updated 286 days ago

China’s Military Parade Was a Message

YJ-17, hypersonic anti-ship missiles, pass during a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3

Published 322 days ago

Xi Revisits WWII to Boost China in Great-Power Rivalry With U.S.

An installation in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II.

Published 324 days ago

What has prevented another World War

What is preventing another World War? Nuclear deterrence is the biggest game-changer. The doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction keeps nuclear States in check since conflict escalation comes with existential risks. (REUTERS)

Published 325 days ago

Manipur: 45 kg unexploded World War II artillery shell disposed of in Thoubal

Police said the shell was discovered on August 28 around 4.30pm at Khangabok Part-3 Makha Leikai when earth was being unloaded from a tipper truck at the residence of Moirangthem Nabachandra.

Published 327 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

312pp, <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>699; Context (Unsettling the notion that static national identities emerged unblemished by the migrant past in the aftermath of empires.)

Published 328 days ago

This woman made her wedding dress from parachute that saved her husband's life

Claude Hensinger kept the parachute that saved his life and later proposed to his girlfriend Ruth in 1947, offering her the material for a gown.

Updated 338 days ago

The Case for the Atomic Bomb, 80 Years Later

Even after several square miles of central Nagasaki were destroyed by the second bomb, army chief Yoshijiro Umezu concluded that Japan still had the “ability to deal a smashing blow to the enemy”

Updated 349 days ago

Japan marks 80 years of atomic bombing as survivors seek nuclear disarmament

Visitors observe a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8.15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Published 352 days ago

Forgotten Korean survivor of the WWII atomic bombs breaks decades of silence

Bae Kyung-mi recalled hearing planes overhead while she was playing at her home in Hiroshima on that day.

Published 354 days ago

World War II relics unearthed near historic battle site in Imphal West

The relics were found in the Langthabal area of Manipur. (PTI)

Published 366 days ago

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