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Xi and Putin vow stronger ties at Russia's World War II Victory Day parade ahead of U.S.-China trade talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s presence at the parade gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a boost as he tries to show that ...
How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine
Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...
Trump designates Thursday as a day for the US to celebrate victory in World War II
President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation designating Thursday as a day for the United States to celebrate victory in ...
World War II veterans from Long Island honored on V-E Day anniversary
Harry Arlin, 97, William DeGroat,102, and Abe Meltzer, 99, participated in a ceremony at The Museum of American Armor in Old ...
Pope Leo XIV chosen May 8, Trump's newly declared holiday to commemorate end of World War II
Trump declared May 8 a national holiday to honor the end of fighting in World War II. He has always wanted to rename Veterans ...
Russia, Ukraine Intensify Attacks Ahead of Moscow’s World War II Commemoration
Ukraine and Russia stepped up strikes ahead of Moscow’s World War II commemorations on Thursday, with Russia closing more ...
How did World War II end – and why do Europe and the US recognise different dates?
The war between the US and Japan had started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The ...
Russia holds WWII Victory Day celebrations in Red Square as fighting in Ukraine rages on
Russian President Vladimir Putin led celebrations marking 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a parade in Moscow ...