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Norway

Nazi warship found 80 years after being sunk off Norwegian coast

The shipwreck was detected by an energy company using sonars to inspect undersea power cables.

Poland

Did Poland's WWII grievances delay German ambassador's approval?

Poland finally accepts the appointment of the German ambassador after an unusually long delay.

France

WWII memorial defaced in massacred French village

On June 10, 1944, troops from the SS "Das Reich" division brutally killed 642 villagers. They were herded into barns and a church before the town was set on fire.

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein demands Prague stop recognising its citizens as German

Prague recognition of Liechtenstein citizens as German allows it to retain property seized after the Second World War.

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United Kingdom

VJ Day: UK marks 75th anniversary of 1945 Japanese surrender

Boris Johnson laid flowers of remembrance and observed a two minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Japan

‘Deep remorse’: Japan marks 75th anniversary of WWII surrender

Japan's Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions, pledging to reflect on the war's events and expressing hope that the tragedy would never be repeated.

Japan

Japan marks 75 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks

Here is how events unfolded and the pleas of the ageing survivors for a nuclear bomb ban.

United Kingdom

Johnson hosts Macron in London for de Gaulle anniversary

Boris Johnson hosts Emmanuel Macron on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's famous speech from WWII

United Kingdom

World War II singer and 'forces sweetheart' Dame Vera Lynn dies at 103

Among Lynn's biggest hits were sentimental favorites such as "We’ll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover".

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Ceremony honouring the fallen on D-Day in Normandy

A small ceremony was held on Saturday morning at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer on the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to honour the sacrifice of those who died.

France

Normandy landings anniversary marked on Omaha beach despite pandemic

A small ceremony was held in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer on Saturday morning to honour the sacrifice of those who died in the D-Day landings in June 1944.

Romania

Euroviews. The EU cannot afford to keep Romania in quarantine when it reopens the Schengen zone ǀ View

Any postponement of Romania's full entry into the Schengen Area is no longer technical, but a political decision about what Europe means and what Europe is.

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth says streets are 'filled with love' in VE Day speech

Queen Elizabeth marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday with a rare public address to the British public.

Belgium

Veteran, 98, goes on VE Day walk to save former soldiers' club

George Sutherlands says he has been inspired by the heroics of Captain Tom Moore who has raised millions of pounds for the UK health service amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Recession, resource pooling and racing for a vaccine

This week the EU was busy raising pledges for vaccine research and being blunt about the bloc's economic outlook.

World News

VE Day: A locked down Europe commemorates as best it can

Commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II are muted this year across the Old Continent as most countries remain under lockdown due to the pandemic.

Russia

Russian WWII veteran starts charity appeal inspired by UK's Tom Moore

Zinaida Korneva, 97, has launched a Youtube channel with videos in which he tells of her trials as a WWII Red Army officer.

World News

VE Day marks the end of war in Europe: 'no wonder people went crazy'

May 8, 1945 saw the end of war declared in Europe as Nazi Germany was defeated, bringing jubilant celebrations.

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Russians create 75 portraits in time for VE Day Anniversary

Images of Russian war heroes are emerging across Nizhny Novgorod.

Germany

Volunteers search for missing soldiers 75 years after Second World War

Volunteers work to dig up bodies in Klessin, Germany to bring closure to families whose loved ones have only ever been a statistic.