Army Times on MSN17h
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
Germany’s likely next leader wins parliament’s backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.
Pressenza4h
No war of aggression against Europe – Why Germany’s rearmament policy is leading in the wrong direction
On March 13, 2025, a public hearing was held in the budget committee of the German Bundestag on the planned amendment to the German constitution for a ...
European stocks are soaring: Investors have Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting, Merz, to thank
Around noon (GMT), the Frankfurt benchmark index advanced 1.1 per cent to 23,412.68, while Paris’s CAC 40 and London’s FTSE 100 each rose 0.4 per cent to 8,106.84 and 8,712.02, respectively ...
The Forward on MSN6h
Why Nazis spent World War II in a luxury West Virginia resort
Nazis staying at Greenbrier during WWII were treated like aristocratic guests. They even threw a birthday party for Hitler there.
'By bribery, by bluff, by corrupting officials': How Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jewish people during World War Two
The story of Schindler's heroism became a novel and a film. But in 1982, author Thomas Keneally told the BBC that this was ...
The Spectator Australia4d
Trump’s war on Europe should not surprise anyone
Has there been a more cataclysmic year than 2025 for US-Europe relations? It started with US Vice President J.D. Vance’s ...
Nazi Germany’s ‘forbidden island' abandoned to the elements after WW2
Once a Nazi stronghold, now a ghostly enigma, this island's haunting history and hidden dangers make it one of Germany's most ...
Pankaj Mishra on the War in Gaza: Germany's Reputation Has Been Badly Tainted by its One-Sided Support for the Israeli Government"
In his new book, "The World After Gaza," Indian author Pankaj Mishra is sharply critical of Western support for Israel's war in Gaza. He is particularly disapproving of German politics and memory ...
Khaleej Times on MSN51m
Oil prices ease 1% as Ukraine peace talks offset Mideast instability worries
Russia produced about 9.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in 2024, down from a recent high of 9.8 million bpd in 2022 ...
Smithsonian Magazine28d
How Britain’s Secret Decoy Ships Outfoxed German U-Boats During World War I
World War I was raging off the British Isles when the German submarine UC-18 surfaced to attack easy prey on the chilly morning of9, 1917. Its target, the Lady Olive, was about eight miles off the ...
CounterPunch12d
A Single Drone Can Turn the “Peaceful Atom” Into World War 3
Vladimir Putin right now has in his sights nearly 300 pre-deployed atomic weapons set to easily launch a radioactive ...