About World War
A world war is "a war engaged in by all or most of the principal nations of the world". While a variety of global conflicts have been subjectively deemed "world wars", such as the Cold War and the War . . .
Ukraine war: Soldier tells BBC of front-line 'hell'
... Ukraine s commander-in-chief Gen Valery Zaluzhny told the Economist magazine in November that, " just like the First World War we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate...
Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event
... They have only ever been cancelled during World War Two...
Henry Kissinger's Cambodia legacy of bombs and chaos
... For context, the Allies dropped just over 2 million tons of bombs during the whole of World War II, including the bombs that struck Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
Trafalgar Square Christmas tree arrives at Port of Immingham
... The tree, which is sent each year as a token of thanks for Britain s support during World War Two, is at the Port of Immingham after arriving by boat...
PMQs: Rishi Sunak accuses Greek PM of grandstanding over Elgin Marbles
... They have been in the British Museum since 1832, aside from a stint in Aldwych Tube station during World War Two to prevent damage and...
Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row
... Yeah, in World War Two, " Mr Netanyahu said...
How did a little corner of Canada end up in Old Harlow?
... The campus, which has 16 staff and up to 60 students at any one time, was the brainchild of Lord Taylor of Harlow who, after helping create the new town of Harlow after World War Two, became president of Memorial on the other side of the Atlantic...
Israel-Gaza war: The Red Cross's delicate role in hostage crises
... In the Red Cross museum in Geneva, there is an archive of six million registration cards, with details of the prisoners and the missing from two World Wars...
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