Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.

Iron Fist, which runs through March 7, comes as Japan faces “the most severe security environment it has seen since the end ...

The airfield was constructed in 1939-40 and was used during WWII to train aircrews on Wellington bombers. The airfield was closed in 1958 and was disposed of by the Air Ministry in 1962. It was then ...

Ukraine's Security Service says it has detained two people for allegedly collecting data on military airfields where F-16 fighter jets are stationed. Security Service officials said on Tuesday ...

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Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Washington | Google Maps will change the name of “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” once the US government updates ...

Relatives of a World War II hero who thought their family member was "just a cook" were stunned to discover he was part of a secretive unit. Captain Leslie Scott's collection of Special Allied ...

The change will be visible in the US, with both names appearing to Google Maps users outside of the country. In Mexico, it will remain the Gulf of Mexico. The US officially changed the name of the ...

The airfield was constructed in 1939-40 and was used during WWII to train aircrews on Wellington bombers. The airfield was closed in 1958 and was disposed of by the Air Ministry in 1962. It was then ...

Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...