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Nazi looted painting recovered in Argentina after 80 years

A long lost Nazi looted painting has been recovered in Argentina, officials have said. The discovery Portrait of a Lady, by Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi, had...

ON THIS DAY: Germany invaded Poland (1939)

On 1 September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, unleashing the Second World War. Adolf Hitler justified the attack with the staged “Gleiwitz incident,” a...

Weapons and ammunition found in rubbish bin in Kaisariani

Weapons and ammunition were discovered in the early hours of Tuesday in a rubbish bin in Kaisariani, Athens. Shortly before 2am, a passer-by found the...

How ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ became a cultural icon

In the spring of 2000, a long-forgotten British propaganda poster from the early days of World War Two was discovered in a dusty cardboard...

ON THIS DAY: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima (1945)

On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb in history on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, marking a turning point...

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ON THIS DAY: One man prevented nuclear war (1983)

On this day in 1983, Soviet military officer Lieutenant...

Amazon to pay $2.5bn over Prime subscription claims

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5bn (£1.9bn) to resolve...

Larnaca police seize bird trapping nets and release 343 birds

Police in Larnaca carried out a major operation today...

Trump says he will block Netanyahu from West Bank annexation

Donald Trump has said he will not allow Israeli...
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