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The Statue of Peace is reflected on water fountain at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, 16 November, 2019

Nagasaki extends invitation to 'all countries' to memorial event of 1945 nuclear bombing

TOKYO — The mayor of Nagasaki has announced the city will invite representatives "of all countries" and regions to the peace memorial marking the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.The invitation to the 157 countries and regions that have diplomatic missions in Japan will include Russia, Belarus and Israel, who were excluded last year.Mayor Shiro Suzuki said he wants all representatives to see the brutal consequences of atomic weapons use as a lesson at a time of growing divisions and conflicts.The United States dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, three days after the first bombing of Hiroshima, together killing more than 210,000 people.Japan surrendered on 15 August, ending World War II and its nearly half-century of aggression across...

May 09, 2025

Nagasaki extends invitation to 'all countries' to memorial event of 1945 nuclear bombing

French President Emmanuel Macron awards French WWII resistant Jean Daikhowski with the Legion of Honor during ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

80 years on, France’s last WWII veterans warn peace must be defended

PARIS — France commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of the World War II on Thursday.French President Emmanuel Macron led the national remembrance in the capital, Paris, laying a wreath in front of a crowd at the statue of General Charles de Gaulle, who led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany.But as France remembered the millions who fought and died in the war, it also faced a sobering reality: few remain who have witnessed its horrors first-hand.“Unfortunately, I'm finding that there are fewer and fewer of us,” said 89-year-old Marcjanna Marcinkowski, who was just nine when Paris was liberated from Nazi occupation in 1944.“That’s a real concern, because finding myself alone is something that troubles me a lot," she added.Marcinkowski fears the lessons of...

May 09, 2025

80 years on, France’s last WWII veterans warn peace must be defended

A Houthi rebel walks next to a destroyed plane at the Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday, a day after Israel's military warplanes struck Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa

Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “defend ourselves alone” against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US President Donald Trump struck a deal with the Iran-backed group.The US deal, announced just hours after the Israeli military carried out major strikes against Yemen’s international airport and other facilities in response to a Houthi attack on Israel’s main airport, was a surprise to Israel, which was not informed in advance about the truce, an Israeli official told CNN earlier.According to Trump, the US would halt an ongoing military campaign against the Houthis in exchange for the group stopping its attacks on US interests in the region.The Houthis acknowledged the agreement but made it clear their attacks on Israel would continue. Senior Houthi...

May 09, 2025

Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis

The sun sets behind the Independence Monument overlooking Maidan Square on the country's National Flag Day, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine

Zelensky addresses Ukrainians in Kyiv as Moscow airspace remains blocked

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video address for the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, recorded in selfie mode as he walked down Kyiv’s bustling central Khreschatyk street."This day reminds us of an important pattern: every evil inevitably comes to an end," he said walking to Kyiv’s Independence square.“On the morning of February 24 Khreschatyk was empty – no cars, no people. Now, there is life here, you see. Three years ago, when I recorded an Independence Day address, burned Russian vehicles stood here. And that is the only kind of parade evil can get here," Zelensky said.Zelensky was seen filming the video in Kyiv the day before, on May 7. The Ukrainian leader took selfies with people on the streets, which had not been blocked...

May 09, 2025

Zelensky addresses Ukrainians in Kyiv as Moscow airspace remains blocked

Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent home from the schools in Shuafat refugee camp

Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — Armed Israeli security forces have forced the closure of three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem.Hundreds of Palestinian students were sent home from the schools in Shuafat refugee camp just after classes began on Thursday morning.Unrwa's Commissioner-General, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli authorities were denying children their basic right to learn and accused them of a "blatant disregard of international law".An Israeli ban on Unrwa took effect earlier this year and Israel accuses the agency of being infiltrated by Hamas. Unrwa denies this claim and insists on its impartiality.Videos showed girls in uniform hugging each other outside one school in Shuafat following the arrival of Israeli forces...

May 09, 2025

Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem

Pakistan says at least 31 of its civilians were killed and about 50 wounded in Wednesday's strikes and in cross-border shelling across the frontier in Kashmir that followed,

Pakistan and India trade accusations as tensions escalate

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — Tensions continue to escalate between India and Pakistan after India launched “Operation Sindoor” on Wednesday, killing at least 31 civilians.India’s operation came in response to an attack by militants in India-administered Kashmir that killed more than two dozen civilians. Pakistan has denied involvement in the attacks.Pakistan said on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace after what it called a “serious provocation” from New Delhi that wounded four soldiers and killed a civilian.India said it "neutralized" Pakistan's attempts to strike military targets with drones and missiles, as fighting spread between the nuclear-armed neighbors.The latest exchanges come a day after India said it hit "terrorist...

May 08, 2025

Pakistan and India trade accusations as tensions escalate

A Palestinian woman prepares bread from spoiled flour, in Gaza City, May 1, 2025.

Dozens of Gaza communal kitchens shut as supply runs out, worsening hunger

GAZA — Dozens of community kitchens in Gaza shut their doors on Thursday due to a lack of supplies, closing off a lifeline used by hundreds of thousands of people in a further blow to efforts to combat growing hunger in the enclave, Reuters reportedThe move followed hours after the US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity announced that it had run out of the ingredients necessary to provide much-needed free meals and had been prevented by Israel from bringing in aid.UN humanitarian agency OCHA has said more than 2 million people — most of Gaza's population — face severe food shortages.Charity kitchens have become the only source of food for thousands of families in Gaza, especially since March 2, when Israel re-imposed a blockade on humanitarian aid.Amjad al-Shawa, director...

May 08, 2025

Dozens of Gaza communal kitchens shut as supply runs out, worsening hunger

Demonstrators wave flags as they gather to protest outside the India High Commission, in London, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

BRUSSELS — World leaders have expressed concern over the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan after India launched strikes into Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday.US President Donald Trump called the escalations "so terrible" while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, and urged both sides to stop the violence."My position is, I get along with both. I know both very well and I want to see them work it out," he said, adding that "if I can do anything to help, I will be there."UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain was "engaging urgently with both countries" and encouraging "dialogue, de-escalation and the protection of civilians" during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions in parliament.EU Foreign...

May 08, 2025

World leaders express concern over rising tensions between India and Pakistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 8, 2025

Vladimir Putin welcomes China's Xi Jinping in Moscow ahead of Victory Day

MOSCOW — Chinese President Xi Jinping was welcomed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday as part of a four-day state visit, as Moscow's all-out war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year, goes on.At the meeting between the two leaders, Putin attributed Moscow's and Beijing's strategic cooperation to "the combat brotherhood" that the two countries built during World War II."We are developing our ties for the benefit of the peoples of both countries, and not against anyone. Our relationship is based on equality, mutual benefit and is not driven by short-term considerations," Putin said."The intention to build good neighbourly relations, strengthen friendship and expand cooperation is a choice of Russia and the People’s...

May 08, 2025

Vladimir Putin welcomes China's Xi Jinping in Moscow ahead of Victory Day

Hostages' families have urged Israel's prime minister to agree another deal with Hamas rather than expand the Gaza offensive

Israel PM 'uncertain' over condition of three Gaza hostages

JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister has said there is "uncertainty" about the condition of three of 24 hostages previously believed to be alive in Hamas captivity in Gaza.Benjamin Netanyahu said he knew "with certainty" that 21 hostages were alive but the status of "three more" was unclear.His comments came after US President Donald Trump said 24 hostages were alive a week ago but the figure was now 21. He made the comments while speaking at an event at the White House on Tuesday and did not cite a source or provide further details.The Hostages and Missing Families Forum had demanded information.The forum also urged Netanyahu to halt his plans to expand Israel's offensive in Gaza and to instead agree a deal with Hamas to return its remaining 59...

May 08, 2025

Israel PM 'uncertain' over condition of three Gaza hostages

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