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The U.S. and Italy signed a deal to bolster efforts to recover the remains of American soldiers who went missing in action during World War II. China's Xi Jinping joined Vladimir Putin for a huge ...

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Putin uses memories of World War II to unite Russia Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender came into force at 11.01pm on 8 May, 1945, marked as "Victory in Europe Day" by Britain, the US and France.

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MOSCOW — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the World War II victory over Nazi Germany on Friday with a parade attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two countries vowed to strengt ...