Australia and New Zealand honour military in Anzac Day memorial services
Sydney, Australia Reuters Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Friday for Anzac Day, a public holiday commemorating military service members who fought and died during wartime. Anzac Day originally marked the nations’ role in an ultimately unsuccessful campaign to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during World War I, which resulted in 130,000 […]
Historically Speaking: How Spanish King became last hope for missing World War I soldiers’ relatives
EMMA PINEDO and JUAN MEDINA, of Reuters, report on what an archive of letters seeking the help of King Alfonso XIII during World War I reveal..
Monuments defaced as Australians protest, celebrate national day
Melbourne, Australia Reuters Two historic statues were damaged in Melbourne ahead of Australia Day celebrations on Sunday, with tens of thousands of people across the country joining protests in support of Aboriginal groups who say the date is not one to cheer. A statue of colonist John Batman, a founder of the country’s second-largest city […]
Essay: Polluting shipwrecks are the ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans
In an article first published on The Conversation, FRASER STURT says shipwrecks from two world wars have been slowly degrading, increasing the chances of sudden releases of toxic substances into the marine environment…
Biden visits American cemetery in France that Trump skipped
Belleau, France Reuters US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, stopped at an American cemetery in France on Sunday that former President Donald Trump declined to visit in 2018, drawing widespread criticism at the time. As they conclude their trip to France, the Bidens visited Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, about 85 kilometres […]
Thousands mark Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney, Australia Reuters Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday at Anzac Day services to commemorate those who fought and died in major conflicts in the nations’ history. Anzac Day originally commemorated a battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War I. At dawn on 25th April, 1915, thousands of troops […]
Treaty that created modern Turkey still evokes pain for some, 100 years after signing
Lausanne, Switzerland Reuters The Treaty of Lausanne that formed modern Turkey is still cherished by some but remains a disappointment for others including Kurds and Armenians who hoped for autonomous regions and justice for Ottoman-era crimes. Some of those voices are included in an exhibit called Borders – put on by the Swiss city’s history museum […]
Historic crucifix returned to France from UK church after more than 100 years
Norwich, UK The crucifix reinstalled in the church at Doight. PICTURE: Rev Olwen Woolcock An historic crucifix, which, for a century has been in UK church after being rescued during World War I by an Anglican army chaplain, has been returned to its original home in a French church. Questions about the origin of the crucifix arose […]
Australia and New Zealand honour military in Anzac Day dawn services
Sydney, Australia Reuters Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday at Anzac Day dawn services to commemorate those who fought and died in conflict and to mark major anniversaries of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The public holiday in New Zealand and Australia commemorates the Gallipoli campaign […]
Ukrainians taught about artificial limbs in Germany to help war wounded
Duderstadt, Germany Reuters Denys Kryvenko was among Ukrainian soldiers retreating from the eastern city of Bakhmut in October when Russian shells hit. The 24-year-old woke up in hospital with a missing arm and leg: glad to be alive but unsure if he would ever walk again. Ukrainian patient Denys from Kropyvnytskyi puts on his prosthetic […]