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Japan Enacts Law Criminalizing Public Desecration of National Flag

Closing a legal gap, the law creates a feelings‑based test for punishment that invites constitutional challenge

Opposition Parties Submit Bill to Compensate Pacific War Civilian Victims

Bayreuth Reinstates Michel Friedman After Director Apologizes for Brief Cancellation

Ukrainian Parliament Approves National Pantheon to Rebury Historical Leaders

Hamburg Appoints Historian Anna von Villiez as Antisemitism Commissioner

Baudry’s La Bataille de Gaulle Opens as Grand Political Finale

Germany Unveils Memorial for Jehovah's Witnesses Persecuted Under Nazism

Marc Bloch and Simonne Enter the Panthéon as Macron Warns of a 'Spirit of Defeat'

Macron Leads Marc Bloch Into the Panthéon in Tightly Scripted Ceremony

Marc Bloch and Simonne Vidal to Enter the Panthéon

German Foreign Minister Moves to Put Compensation for Living Polish Nazi Victims into 2027 Budget Talks

Japanese Emperor and Empress Undertake Rare Three-Day State Visit to the Netherlands

Hiroshima Begins Joint Signing of Atomic‑Bomb Death Register

Sylt Drops 'Hindenburgdamm' Label and Will Use 'Syltdamm' for Jubilee

Hiroshima Airs and Inspects Atomic-Bomb Death Registers, Now 349,246 Names

Carpentras Prosecutor Opens Hate-Provocation Probe After Vichy Hymn at May 8 Ceremony

Putin Presides Over Scaled-Back Victory Day Parade Under Tight Security

Malaysian King Arrives in Moscow at Putin’s Invitation Ahead of Victory Day

More Than 20 Killed in Ukraine in Pre-Truce Russian Strikes

Russia, Ukraine Announce Separate Short Truces Tied to Victory Day