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Herzog Links Iași Holocaust Commemoration With Push for Israel–Romania Security and the Israel–Lebanon MOU

Herzog urged European backing of the U.S.-brokered Israel–Lebanon MOU to help secure Lebanon and Israel.

U.S. Navy Confirms Wreck of WWII Submarine USS Herring Off Kuril Island

Late-19th-Century Château d’Yquem Bottles Restored and Put on Display at Becov Castle

Potsdam Museum Debuts Alter Markt Exhibition 'Platz für Neues?'

U.S. Launches Multi-Year Recovery of WWII POW Remains From ‘Hell Ship’ Oryoku Maru in the Philippines

Eva Schloss, Auschwitz Survivor and Anne Frank’s Stepsister, Dies at 96

Remains of WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Capt. Willibald C. Bianchi Identified by DPAA

Netherlands Marks 80th Liberation Anniversary with Ceremonies Honoring Canadian Veterans

Russia Declassifies Soviet Files Confirming Hitler’s Death in 1945

Dresden and Cottbus Mark 80th Anniversary of WWII Bombings with Calls for Reflection

Warren Upton, Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor and Last USS Utah Crew Member, Dies at 105

WWII Aircraft Grounded for D-Day 80th Anniversary After Fatal Spitfire Crash