World War II

Trace the sea route of those fleeing Japanese invasion on new Singapore heritage tour

Sisters' Island, which was the last landmark and final part of Singapore evacuees would ever see before escaping to the open seas, as seen from a boat ride during the preview of Passages at Last Light: Singapore's WWII Maritime Evacuation Routes tour in the southern waters of Singapore on Feb 9, 2026. National Heritage Board (NHB) will be launching a new experience under its Battle for Singapore initiative where visitors can experience journeying through evacuation routes used by those who fled Japanese bombing and shelling by foot, bus and boat. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM mwbattle

Pokemon event at Yasukuni shrine in Japan cancelled after drawing China’s ire

The Pokemon Company on Jan 30 issued an apology on its website.

Japan court orders state to pay compensation to A-bomb victims’ kin abroad

Female police officers walk around the Hiroshima atomic bomb dome.

Clickbait and ‘AI slop’ distort memory of Holocaust

Several Holocaust memorials and commemorative associations in January issued an open letter warning about the rising number of these entirely fabricated pieces of content.

WWII-era 227kg bomb unearthed at Melaka construction site

The bomb remains active and is in a corroded condition.

Banker-turned-author tells forgotten story of Indian prisoners in Singapore during World War II

Author Gautam Hazarika, with his book, The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II, at SPH on Nov 28, 2025.

Commentary

Trump is unleashing forces beyond his control

Mr Trump’s capture of Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro didn’t take place in a vacuum

Anne Frank’s step-sister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies at 96

(FILES) Eva Schloss, the step-sister of Anne Frank and honorary president of the Anne Frank Trust UK, takes part in a candle lighting ceremony during a reception to mark holocaust memorial day and the 75th publication of Anne Franks diary for the Anne Frank Trust in London on January 20, 2022. Eva Schloss, an Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people on the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced on January 4, 2026. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP)

470kg WWII bomb removed in Belgrade

The US-made bomb was used during Allied air raids on German positions during the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi occupation in 1944.

US troops secretly moved dummy nuclear bombs to Okinawa in 1971, documents show

Other declassified diplomatic records have shown that units of the US Air Force held mock hydrogen bomb drills in Okinawa.

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