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75th anniversary

Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end, PM Abe stays silent on wartime hostilities

Abe has increasingly sought to whitewash Japan’s brutal past since taking office in December 2012

16 Aug 2020 9:48 AM

Nagasaki hopes for a 'nuclear-free world' on 75th anniversary of atomic bombing

On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was flattened in an atomic inferno three days after the first US atomic bombing in Hiroshima

09 Aug 2020 12:51 PM

'Unspeakable horror': The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The twin bombings dealt the final blow to imperial Japan, which surrendered on August 15, 1945, bringing an end to World War II

09 Aug 2020 12:09 PM

UN annual meet to go virtual for first time in 75 years of history

World leaders will instead submit pre-recorded video statements for this year's landmark 75th session of UNGA

23 Jul 2020 11:49 AM

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