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World War II Veteran, 100, Marries Fiancee, 96, In France After D-Day Event
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.
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Russia But Not Putin Invited To French D-Day Landings Anniversary Event
Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony in June to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World War II, organisers said Tuesday.
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"Furious Year Of Invincibility": Zelensky On 1 Year Anniversary Of War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised victory against Russia on Friday on the one-year anniversary of Europe's largest conflict since World War II, as commemorations were held by Kyiv's Western allies.
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On Victory Day Over Nazism, Zelensky's Message To Russia: "Won't Allow..."
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine would not allow Russia to appropriate victory in World War II, speaking on the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany.
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Evil Has Returned To Ukraine: Zelensky On World War II Anniversary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that "evil has returned" to Europe, comparing Russia's invasion to Nazi Germany during an address commemorating World War II.
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Putin On WWII Victory Day Says Will "Firmly" Defend Russian Interests
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that Russia will "firmly" defend national interests and denounced the return of "Russophobia", as the country marked the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II.
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Trump, Citing COVID-19 Crisis, To Lay Wreath At World War 2 Memorial
President Donald Trump evoked the coronavirus crisis ahead of a wreath-laying ceremony Friday at the World War II memorial in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe.
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Mahatma Gandhi Wrote To Hitler, Allied Forces Over "Savage State" Of War
Mahatma Gandhi made fervent appeals for peace in the run-up to World War II and during the course of it in numerous letters to world leaders, including one to Adolf Hitler eight days before Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
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World Leaders Mark 80th Anniversary Of Start Of World War II In Poland
Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country.
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World War II Veterans Recreate 1944 Parachute Jump On D-Day Anniversary
Veteran paratroopers who served during the D-Day landings of 1994 aimed high once more on Wednesday, repeating their feat and forgetting their age to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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Donald Trump, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorate 75th D-Day Anniversary
US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II gather with 300 veterans on the south coast of England on Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day - one of the heroic turning points of World War II.
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Donald Trump Says Queen Elizabeth Was A Mechanic During World War II
During a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday, President Donald Trump noted the coming 75th anniversary of D-Day and the British royal family's steadfastness and dedication during World War II.
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Russia Marks 75th Anniversary Of End Of Leningrad Siege
Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Sunday preside over ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege of Leningrad that claimed over 800,000 lives.
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Pro-Putin Bikers Form "European Branch" In Slovakia; EU Members Concerned
The pro-Kremlin Night Wolves bikers have set up a "European branch" just northeast of the Slovak capital Bratislava, triggering concern in the EU and NATO member. Fiercely loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the bikers cross Europe each year to celebrate the anniversary of the Soviet World War II victory on May 9.
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"A Yes Man Is A Dangerous Man": Top Quotes From India's First Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Sam Manekshaw, India's First Field Marshal, was born on April 3, 1914. Today is his 104th birth anniversary. Born as Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, he was famously referred as Sam Bahadur. He began his service in the British Indian Army in World War II, for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry. Known for his commanding leadership...
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World War II Veteran, 100, Marries Fiancee, 96, In France After D-Day Event
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.
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Russia But Not Putin Invited To French D-Day Landings Anniversary Event
Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony in June to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings during World War II, organisers said Tuesday.
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"Furious Year Of Invincibility": Zelensky On 1 Year Anniversary Of War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised victory against Russia on Friday on the one-year anniversary of Europe's largest conflict since World War II, as commemorations were held by Kyiv's Western allies.
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On Victory Day Over Nazism, Zelensky's Message To Russia: "Won't Allow..."
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine would not allow Russia to appropriate victory in World War II, speaking on the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany.
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Evil Has Returned To Ukraine: Zelensky On World War II Anniversary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that "evil has returned" to Europe, comparing Russia's invasion to Nazi Germany during an address commemorating World War II.
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Putin On WWII Victory Day Says Will "Firmly" Defend Russian Interests
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that Russia will "firmly" defend national interests and denounced the return of "Russophobia", as the country marked the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II.
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Trump, Citing COVID-19 Crisis, To Lay Wreath At World War 2 Memorial
President Donald Trump evoked the coronavirus crisis ahead of a wreath-laying ceremony Friday at the World War II memorial in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe.
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Mahatma Gandhi Wrote To Hitler, Allied Forces Over "Savage State" Of War
Mahatma Gandhi made fervent appeals for peace in the run-up to World War II and during the course of it in numerous letters to world leaders, including one to Adolf Hitler eight days before Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
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World Leaders Mark 80th Anniversary Of Start Of World War II In Poland
Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country.
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World War II Veterans Recreate 1944 Parachute Jump On D-Day Anniversary
Veteran paratroopers who served during the D-Day landings of 1994 aimed high once more on Wednesday, repeating their feat and forgetting their age to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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Donald Trump, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorate 75th D-Day Anniversary
US President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II gather with 300 veterans on the south coast of England on Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day - one of the heroic turning points of World War II.
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Donald Trump Says Queen Elizabeth Was A Mechanic During World War II
During a lavish banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday, President Donald Trump noted the coming 75th anniversary of D-Day and the British royal family's steadfastness and dedication during World War II.
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Russia Marks 75th Anniversary Of End Of Leningrad Siege
Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Sunday preside over ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege of Leningrad that claimed over 800,000 lives.
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Pro-Putin Bikers Form "European Branch" In Slovakia; EU Members Concerned
The pro-Kremlin Night Wolves bikers have set up a "European branch" just northeast of the Slovak capital Bratislava, triggering concern in the EU and NATO member. Fiercely loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the bikers cross Europe each year to celebrate the anniversary of the Soviet World War II victory on May 9.
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"A Yes Man Is A Dangerous Man": Top Quotes From India's First Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Sam Manekshaw, India's First Field Marshal, was born on April 3, 1914. Today is his 104th birth anniversary. Born as Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, he was famously referred as Sam Bahadur. He began his service in the British Indian Army in World War II, for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry. Known for his commanding leadership...
