The German government on Wednesday warned against Russian efforts to “instrumentalize” events marking the 80th anniversary of World War II after the Russian ambassador to Berlin attended a local event ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as President Vladimir Putin presided over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops ...

Germany has this week deployed a permanent military brigade beyond its borders for the first time since the end of World War II. The historic unit dispatched to the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, was ...

Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, said its troops would be stationed along NATO's eastern flank in Lithuania, and the unit will be fully operational by 2027. This marks the first time soldiers ...

Today, Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Yet another war, the war in Ukraine, served as a backdrop to the event. Joining us to talk ...

Berliners line up to pay their respects at one of the city's Soviet World War II memorials. May 8, 2025. (Dave Braneck/Courthouse News) BERLIN (CN) — The horrifying history of World War II doesn’t ...

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Earlier this year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country ...