Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died at his Vatican apartment.

Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is to hold a special ceremony on May 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the downfall of the Nazi dictatorship. "World War ...

Germany has activated its first permanent foreign troop deployment since World War II, establishing a 5,000 ... first time in 2024 by reaching the 2% mark—and enhance European security cooperation.

Germany's armed forces ... operational by 2027. This marks the first time soldiers from the country will be on a permanent foreign deployment since World War II. "We have a clear mission.

The Taiwanese military is to hold art exhibitions and a concert among other events to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II (WWII), and to bolster public sentiment on the need to defend ...

Canadian soldiers took many German artillery pieces home as “war trophies” after the First World War. Almost all have disappeared. But more than a century later, one has turned up three metres ...

joining veterans and German military counterparts to commemorate the historic crossing. While an Army band played on Saturday, soldiers in vintage World War II uniforms boarded an amphibious boat ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

Germany has launched its first deployment abroad since World War II. The country's parliament said troops will be sent to eastern Lithuania, which is NATO's eastern flank. The unit is to be fully ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after finalizing a deal Wednesday to form a new government. Merz ...