They’d been defeated by invading Nazi German forces but didn’t want anything to happen to their important emblems. The plan worked. Their flags stayed hidden for 85 years — until now.

When Allied forces brought World War II in Europe and the Holocaust to an end 80 years ago this week, AP reporters and ...

US Vice President JD Vance said at least some direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are needed to end the war. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to visit Ukraine soon.

Pilsen in the Czech Republic, the Bohemian city known for its namesake beer, had the thankfulness flowing all weekend long in ...

The Channel Islands, which is marking Liberation Day on Friday and Saturday, were the only part of the British Isles to be ...

"Here stands a very satisfied mayor," said Mark Boumans, mayor of Doetinchem, after the city’s King’s Day celebrations. "Everything went exactly as we had hoped." "It was fantastic. I had a really, ...

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed Russia and China should be “friends of steel”, and vowed to counter American attempts to ...

This year marks 80 years since VE Day, the anniversary of Germany’s surrender marking the end of the Second World War in ...

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