The US nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War II as shipments surged close to a record high to meet demand from Asian and European buyers scrambling to replace West Asian supplies cut by the Iran war.Refiners in Asia and Europe that depend on those supplies […]
Singapore authorities safely detonated a 250kg World War II aerial bomb near Changi Airport overnight without disruption/ Image: Ministry of Defence, Singapore (MINDEF) A 250kg World War II-era aerial bomb discovered at a construction site near Changi Airport has been safely disposed of following a carefully coordinated overnight operation involving multiple Singapore agencies, with authorities […]
A video showing two Indians dancing while filming a social media reel at the World War II Memorial in Washington DC has stirred a row with netizens saying such behaviour is inappropriate at a site dedicated to wartime sacrifice.The short clip, which is now viral, shows the pair dancing at the memorial plaza. The video […]
US President Donald Trump used his Veterans Day address on Tuesday to slam long-standing Western allies and claim that America’s military victories overshadow those of its partners.During the ceremony, Trump announced he would issue a proclamation designating the Veterans Day holiday as “Victory Day” for both World War I and World War II.“When I see […]
After the phone call between US President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a Chinese readout of the call struck a measured tone, with Xi urging Trump to avoid restrictive trade measures and to not undermine progress made in earlier talks aimed at easing tensions between their economies.On TikTok, the readout said only that […]
File photo: US Vice President JD Vance (Picture credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance has drawn widespread ridicule after suggesting that the Second World War ended through “negotiations,” while defending President Donald Trump’s push for a diplomatic settlement in Ukraine.Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Vance told host Kristen Welker, “This is […]
Putin pays tribute to Soviet pilots buried on American land (Source: X/@mog_russEN) Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects as he knelt and laid flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots buried in Alaska, following his historic meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump.On Saturday, he visited Fort Richardson National Cemetery near Anchorage, where a […]
Retired US Air Force Colonel Joe Peterburs (Image credit: https://wwiiflighttraining.org/) A 100-years-old World War II veteran has returned to the skies in California, piloting the same type of aircraft he once flew in combat more than 70 years ago.Retired US Air Force Colonel Joe Peterburs, who enlisted in 1942 at just 18, took the controls […]
Second world war era bomb fenced off with screens to defuse them (AP) COLOGNE: More than 20,000 residents were being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city centre on Wednesday as specialists prepared to defuse three unexploded US bombs from World War II that were unearthed earlier this week.Even 80 years after the end of the […]
The Netherlands celebrated the 80th anniversary of World War II (Image: AP) On May 8, Europe commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the bloodiest war in the continent’s history. Tens of millions of people died, including 6 million Jewish people who were murdered by the Nazis and their […]
