The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands ...

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.

“The world’s triumvirate” of America, Britain and the Soviet Union met in Yalta to weigh the “ last stages of the war and the ...

Aggression only leads to defeat and as authoritarianism once again gathers strength, it is important that freedom and ...

President Harry Truman announced Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to end World War II. In several ...

As the nation celebrated VJ Day 80 years ago, the surrender of Japan brought profound relief - especially for those poised to ...

Ukraine is fighting for the same values as the Allies did in the Second World War, Sir Keir Starmer has said ahead of a ...

Count Folke Bernadotte, the nephew of Sweden's King Gustav V and a colleague of Herman Allen, helped arrange a ceremony for ...

Tom Sitter, of Madison, has strong Irish roots and will ring in the big birthday on Saturday at the Milwaukee festival.