Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

Rumors began to circulate in June 1979 that Pope John Paul II might travel to Chicago, which was then home to 2.4 million ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry ...

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...

Queen Elizabeth's recollections of VE Day were resurfaced for the 80th anniversary, including how she snuck out of the palace ...

Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...

Russia and the People's Republic of China consider their common mission to be the responsibility for preserving the historical memory of World War II, as well as maintaining global strategic stability ...

As World War II fades from living memory, its place in the German collective consciousness is as complicated as ever.

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

Prince Harry sent a special gift to Private Joseph Hammond, a World War II veteran whom he had previously met, in Ghana ahead of his 100th birthday.