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Even after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was not universally expected that Japan would ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich is marking 50 years in the Catholic Church, including more than a decade as the leader of the Chicago ...

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MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On August 15, 1945, the world celebrated victory over Japan and the end of World War II after two atomic ...

For pacifists, the answer is clear: since any deliberate killing is wrong, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, a museum in Surrey has shared memories of Allied soldiers who fought in the Far East ...

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Victory over Japan Day is marked each year on 15 August - the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces and World War Two ended.

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Iran has insisted on its “right,” under the Non-Proliferation Treaty to make nuclear fuel, and the United States and other nations have allowed that such a “right" exists. But the treaty mentions no ...