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‘Commonwealth soldiers’ service in World Wars must be honoured too’
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoThe service of Commonwealth soldiers must be remembered and honoured as the nation prepares to...
Memorial to be built for Muslim soldiers who fought and died alongside UK troops in World Wars
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoA memorial is set to be built for Muslim soldiers who fought and died alongside British and Allied...
Why does Turkey want other countries to start spelling its name 'Türkiye'?
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoTurks have called their country Türkiye since 1923. Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesIs Turkey’s recent...
Is “Saving Private Ryan” a true story? All about the real-life brothers who inspired the film
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoThe Sole Survivor Policy, which prompts the mission to retrieve Damon’s Private Ryan in the movie,...
The King’s D-Day commemoration speech in full
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoThe King praised Second World War veterans as he attended a national commemorative event in Portsmouth on Wednesday ahead of the 80th anniversary of...
Myanmar military decapitated volunteer teacher and left his body on display at school, reports say
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoAn anti-junta teacher was reportedly detained and killed by the military, and his decapitated body...
Camera surfaces 15 years after journalist killed in Myanmar
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoA video camera that had been missing for more than 15 years after it was dropped by a Japanese...
UK veteran who fought against Japan in World War II visits Tokyo's national cemetery
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoA British army veteran who fought and survived one of his country's harshest battles known as the...
Second World War in film: 20 of the best war movies ever made
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoD-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on...
Voices: Captain Tom was a Covid hero – we can’t let a grubby row taint his legacy
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoCaptain Tom Moore’s daughter’s ‘spa and pool complex’ has been marked for demolition. The obvious...