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The landmark 75th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 15. (Image by Groov3/Wikimedia)

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 July 2020 11:49 AM IST

Visitors in Japanese Imperial army and navy uniforms walk near Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japans war dead. (AP)

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

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

16 Aug 2020 9:48 AM IST

Saki Morioki, 5 years old, prays as paper lanterns float along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. (AP)

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

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

9 Aug 2020 12:51 PM IST

A man prays in front of the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims before the start of ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan. (AP)

'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...

9 Aug 2020 12:09 PM IST