Two of my paternal Cavan aunts worked as nurses in London during World War 2. Auntie Maggie vividly remembered the Blitz and dealing with ...

The relentless onslaught of global events from war in Europe to a wider conflict emerging in the Middle East can make it feel ...

People employed across certain industries vital to keeping the country running would be exempt from the draft and it is ...

This weekend we celebrated history with someone who lived it. In Monday’s edition of the Butler Eagle we had the privilege of ...

US lawmakers across the spectrum have opposed Trump's move to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, with some calling the ...

A letter from renowned physicist Albert Einstein outlining his own role in the development of the atomic bomb and his opposition to war has been put up for auction, with a guide price of between ...

Israeli conflict has taken an even more dangerous turn with the attack by the US on Iran’s nuclear sites. Is there a way forward from this, and does history offer us any help in understanding what can ...

Yugoslavia, once a unified country in Southeastern Europe, has long since disintegrated into six independent nations. The ...

Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy, he won with the song "Wasted Love" during the ...

Robert “Bob” Leslie’s children remember seeing shrapnel emerge from the skin on their WWII-veteran father’s face multiple ...

The US Constitution assigns Congress the sole power to declare war, a role Congress has exercised 11 times, most recently ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, and communities around the world are marking this occasion ...