History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

By Qasim Nauman President Trump said Thursday that he would rename May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II,” so that the United States could celebrate its achievements ...

President Donald Trump late Thursday announced plans to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" in the United States, which coincides with the "Victory in Europe Day" that has been ...

Mr. Sybiha is the foreign minister of Ukraine. Thursday is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. As leaders of countries that suffered greatly during and after the war ...

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President Donald Trump continued his inaccurate insistence Wednesday that World War II ended for the U.S. on May 8, 1945, when Nazi Germany capitulated. That date, however, precedes an additional ...

Eighty years after World War II ended, he is sounding a warning against the return of fascism. The war was still raging when Leitmann and his comrades from the 286th Combat Engineer Battalion of ...

Eighty years ago, on May 3, 1945, as Europe stood in hope and prayer for the end of World War II, one of the greatest and most silenced maritime tragedies of the 20th century unfolded in the Bay ...

President Trump has officially designated May 8th as Victory Day for World War II, aligning the U.S. with European celebrations. This proclamation commemorates the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the United States to celebrate victory in World War II as countries in Europe already do.

Eighty years after World War II's end, the search for fallen German soldiers continues across Europe. The Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgraberfursorge works to recover and rebury remains, offering ...