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Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
Military.com8d
'The Unkillable Soldier' Who Kept Fighting Despite Losing an Eye and Hand in World War I
Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...
The world reacts with caution to US ‘reciprocal’ tariffs against dozens of nations
Trump presented the import taxes, which he calls “reciprocal tariffs” and range from 10% to 49%, in the simplest terms: the U ...
Donald Trump reveals tariffs UK and others will be charged in war on 'foreign cheaters' - full list
United States President Donald Trump has revealed a list of tariffs on what he is branding 'Liberation Day' which opponents ...
History Today: When Pope John Paul II, one of the most loved pontiffs, passed away
April 2 is when some of the most important events in the world took place. Firstly, Pope John Paul II passed away at the age ...
World War Two steam train 'Canadian Pacific' returns to the rails in England
The 'Canadian Pacific', a 1940s steam train that took soldiers and supplies to England's south coast during World War Two, ...
The transatlantic world will never be the same
STOCKHOLM - Once upon a time, the United States saw the contest between democracy and authoritarianism as a singularly ...
Opinion - How loose lips and fingertips sink war plans
This is no time for such a casual reaction to the use of lethal force that suggests a certain immaturity and superficiality ...
Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan
Trump wants Ukraine to repay the US for the military aid it sent Kyiv. Once upon a time, the US was more generous: It rebuilt ...
‘A miracle of Western tenacity’: how 10 million refugees found homes after World War II
In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...
Al Jazeera English27d
Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar services in France, UK, Belgium
after rails service was stopped [Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP] Published On 7 Mar 20257 Mar 2025 Thousands of passengers in France and the United Kingdom have been stranded after a World War II ...
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Why Washington has turned its back on the World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization has long served as the referee for global trade disputes. But recently, it has been sidelined by the U.S. and others, which means there's no referee to mediate the trade ...