The broadcaster said it was a mistake, not a hidden message, when it showed footage from World War II during a report on Brexit.
Tag: World War II (1939-45)
Kim Bok-dong, Wartime Sex Slave Who Sought Reparations for Koreans, Dies at 92
Ms. Kim, one of the thousands of women forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II, was among the first to break decades of silence about their ordeal.
Ex-Chief Justice of South Korea Is Arrested on Case-Rigging Charges
Yang Sung-tae is the first former chief justice of South Korea arrested on criminal charges.
The Horrors of Auschwitz at a Museum in New York
With “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.,” the Museum of Jewish Heritage will devote much of its building to artifacts from that Nazi death camp.
The Hunt for the Nazi Loot Still Sitting on Library Shelves
The art stolen by the Nazis has gotten more attention, but millions of books were also looted from Jews, and others, and have yet to be returned.
Jakiw Palij, Former Nazi Guard Deported After Decades in U.S., Dies at 95
Mr. Palij had lived for decades in Queens. Although ordered deported in 2004, no country agreed to take him for 14 years.
Russia Is Running Low on World War II Soviet Tanks. It Found Help in Laos.
With pride in Soviet military achievements a cornerstone of propaganda, Moscow has a pressing need for classic T-34 tanks. Enter the Lao People’s Army.
Uffizi Prods Germans to Return Painting Stolen in World War II
A German family has the artwork, and refuses to give it back. The Italian museum has mounted a publicity campaign in an effort to get German authorities to intervene.
British Design for D-Day Stamp Gets Address Wrong by 8,000 Miles
A commemorative stamp for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings showed American troops on a beach in Asia, instead of Normandy.
At War: Behind the Reporting: The Journey of an American Bomb From Arizona to Yemen
In this week’s newsletter: behind the reporting of the magazine’s latest feature from Yemen, a roundup of coverage on the withdrawal from Syria and a Christmas story from the front lines during World War II.