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Germany

Anne Frank train and football stickers spark controversy in Germany

A rail operator announced plans to name a high-speed train after Frank and anti-Semitic football stickers featuring the Jewish diarist were circulated online

USA

Halloween retailer pulls Anne Frank costume following backlash

HalloweenCostumes.com apologised for the "mistake in judgement."

Germany

British world war two bomb safely defused in Frankfurt

Some 60,000 people had to be evacuated from the area in the biggest operation of its kind since the war

Germany

Thousands evacuated in Frankfurt ahead of WWII bomb disposal

In Germany's biggest evacuation since the second World War, thousands of residents in Frankfurt were forced to leave their homes this weekend as the authorities prepare to dispose of a World War II-era bomb.

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Germany

Frankfurt begins evacuation of city centre as WWII bomb is prepared to be defused

A 1.5 kilometre-wide exclusion zone is being evacuated in central Frankfurt as bomb disposal prepares to defuse a 1.4-ton WWII blockbuster

USA

WW2 warship USS Indianapolis found 72 years after its sinking

Its destruction on July 30, 1945, inflicted the US Navy’s largest-ever loss of life.

Japan

Japan commemorates WWII surrender

Emperor Akihito commemorates 72 years since Japanese surrender during World War II

Japan

Facts about Nagasaki bombing

Japan

Japan marks 72nd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the tributes to victims at a sombre ceremony

Malta

Amid dust and rust lie ruins of World War II command centre

Romania

Romania's last Holocaust survivors still await amends from Germany

The diminishing population of Jews who lived through the war in Romania want universal recognition from Berlin.

Cinema

Dunkirk - Harry Styles' movie debut opens worldwide

Dunkirk - Harry Styles' movie debut opens worldwide

Poland

World War II bomb forces Bialystock evacuation

Cult

Nazi bunker made into museum by Ground Zero architect

Denmark's Crown Prince officially opened the Tirpitz Museum on Thursday

Germany

German school evacuated after child brings in bomb

A kindergarten near Frankfurt was evacuated today after a child found a World War Two bomb, and brought it to class

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Putin lays wreath to mark WWII anniversary

The Russian president laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow

Argentina

Nazi relics hidden behind sliding bookcase in Argentina

France

France: Vandal damages General De Gaulle's grave

Russia

Moscow marks Victory Day with shows of civilian and military might

Moscow has marked Victory Day with shows of strength from both civilians and the armed forces.

Ukraine

Clashes at Kyiv "Immortal Regiment" ceremony

There have been scuffles between activists and police at a march in the Ukrainian capital marking the end of the Second World War.