Thousands mark Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand
Sydney, Australia Reuters Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday at Anzac Day services to commemorate those who fought and died in major conflicts in the nations’ history. Anzac Day originally commemorated a battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War I. At dawn on 25th April, 1915, thousands of troops […]
Treaty that created modern Turkey still evokes pain for some, 100 years after signing
Lausanne, Switzerland Reuters The Treaty of Lausanne that formed modern Turkey is still cherished by some but remains a disappointment for others including Kurds and Armenians who hoped for autonomous regions and justice for Ottoman-era crimes. Some of those voices are included in an exhibit called Borders – put on by the Swiss city’s history museum […]
Historic crucifix returned to France from UK church after more than 100 years
Norwich, UK The crucifix reinstalled in the church at Doight. PICTURE: Rev Olwen Woolcock An historic crucifix, which, for a century has been in UK church after being rescued during World War I by an Anglican army chaplain, has been returned to its original home in a French church. Questions about the origin of the crucifix arose […]
Australia and New Zealand honour military in Anzac Day dawn services
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday at Anzac Day dawn services to commemorate those who fought and died in conflict and to mark major anniversaries of the end of Australia’s involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The public holiday in New Zealand and Australia commemorates the Gallipoli campaign in […]
Ukrainians taught about artificial limbs in Germany to help war wounded
Duderstadt, Germany Reuters Denys Kryvenko was among Ukrainian soldiers retreating from the eastern city of Bakhmut in October when Russian shells hit. The 24-year-old woke up in hospital with a missing arm and leg: glad to be alive but unsure if he would ever walk again. Ukrainian patient Denys from Kropyvnytskyi puts on his prosthetic […]
Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine’s breadbasket
ROD NICKEL, of Reuters, reports on the damage being done to previously fertile farmland in Ukraine…
In Belgium’s Ypres, a museum draws a line from World War I to Ukraine
Brussels, Belgium Reuters The massed ranks of empty chairs at the Belgian World War I exhibition – one for each country and region that sent soldiers to die here a century ago – have been replaced by just two to mark the new conflict raging on the continent. One empty chair for Ukraine, one for […]
Cutting across everything
I was watching a TV series set in the 1900s. Having enjoyed unanticipated success, season four had to suddenly deal with the reality of a World War. PICTURE: Alin Luna/Unsplash The main storyline had to give way to bigger global events, and you could tell the writers were struggling to make the impact of the […]
Essay: Ukraine conflict – how both sides are breaking the law on prisoners of war
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPH BLUTH, Professor of International Relations and Security at the University of Bradford, looks at violations against POWs…
Essay: Famines – what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout
As the Ukraine conflict sparks concerns over food security in many nations, EOIN MCLAUGHLIN, CHRIS COLVIN and MATTHIAS BLUM, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at what history shows us…