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Tens of thousands take to the streets of Rome in anti-fascist rally

The protestors called on the government to dissolve the neo-fascist groups involved in last weekend's violent protests against the Covid-19 health pass.

Germany puts 100-year-old on trial for Nazi crimes

Prosecutors charged the man, a member of the Nazi party's paramilitary SS, with having helped along the deaths of 3,518 people at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp by standing guard in the watchtower between 1942 and 1945.

Ex-Nazi death camp secretary released pending trial

Prosecutors argue that the woman, Irmgard Furchner, was part of the apparatus that helped the Nazis' Stutthof camp function during World War II more than 75 years ago.

The Muslim Resolutions: How Bosniaks condemned atrocities in World War II

The resolutions set forward by the Bosniak elite at the time serve as an example of courage, morality and empathy that people across the region can learn from today.

'Abolish it': Thousands demonstrate against Covid health pass in France

Protesters march in cities across the country against Macron government's health pass that is now required to access restaurants, cafes, cultural venues, sports arenas and long-distance travel.

Belgium to return stolen art to German Jewish family

"Blumenstilleben" or "Still life with Flowers," painted by Lovis Corinth, was stolen from Gustav and Emma Mayer during World War II.

Algeria remembers mass killings under French rule, asks Paris to apologise

Thousands rally to remember those killed by French forces in 1945 as government demands Paris apologise for "crimes against humanity" during colonial era.

Is the US military’s global presence an expansionist endeavour?

In human history, no state has maintained as many bases around the world as the United States, experts say.

US crosses 500,000 virus deaths, almost toll of three wars

Johns Hopkins University says the lives lost in the US due to Covid-19 are about equal to the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and greater than that of Miami; Raleigh, North Carolina; or Omaha, Nebraska.

Kremlin critic Navalny back in Moscow court on defamation charges

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has returned to court for a trial on slander charges he calls politically motivated amid mounting tensions between Russia and the West over his jailing.

Biden issues executive orders to undo several Trump policies

Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to keep the US in the WHO, end the entry ban from mostly Muslim-majority countries, bolster environmental protections and strengthen the fight against Covid-19.

Seoul court orders Japan to compensate women it enslaved for sex in WWII

South Korea’s landmark ruling is set to rekindle animosities between the Asian neighbours as Japan immediately protested the decision, maintaining all wartime compensation was resolved under a 1965 treaty.