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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 ...
Trump says he wants to rename Veterans Day to ‘Victory Day for World War I’
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he wants to rename Veterans Day, a federal holiday on November 11, to “Victory Day ...
Trump says he’ll rename Veterans Day to Victory Day for World War I
Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to mark 11:11 a.m. Nov. 11, 1918, when the Allies and the Central Powers agreed to end ...
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, ...
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Putin gears up for 'grandest' Victory Day amid Ukraine conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the ...
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 ...
Royal Family hopes nothing distracts from VE Day commemorations
The Royal Family is hoping "nothing will detract or distract" from VE Day commemorations this week, which fall days after ...