News

Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow as Putin’s ‘guest of honor’ ahead of Victory Day military parade
As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been ...
Trump Says He Is Renaming Veterans Day ‘Victory Day for World War I’
The president said he would also label May 8, known as V-E Day for Victory in Europe, as “Victory Day for World War II,” and ...
Trump to rename Veterans Day to ‘Victory Day for World War I’
Veterans groups disagreed with the move, saying it detracted from veterans from other wars, including the Vietnam War and war ...
Twenty-nine world leaders are expected at Moscow’s World War II victory commemorations, Kremlin says
MOSCOW - Twenty-nine world leaders, including China's Xi Jinping, are expected to attend World War Two Victory Day ...
Al Jazeera1d
‘No safety guarantee’: Could Ukrainian drones target Putin’s Victory Day?
On the same day, Russia hit back by warning Ukraine against violence on May 9. Former president and deputy chairman of the ...
Why is Russia honouring ex-Odisha CM Biju Patnaik on Victory Day?
Russia has invited BJD chief Naveen Patnaik for a special reception in honour of his father – Biju Patnaik – on Victory Day, ...
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 ...
Pictures show royal family watching military procession, flypast for VE Day
Members of the British royal family — including King Charles, Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, along ...