World War 2

From wartime heroes to "rats of the sky", the reputation of pigeons has shifted across centuries, but pigeon breeders are determined to celebrate the birds' hidden talents. 

Glenn Dobie served Australia during World War II, but his friends and family later discovered he never received the recognition he was entitled to.

There's a treasure trove of vintage flying machines to discover and admire around the country — including Mustangs, Spitfires and Kittyhawks — if you know where to look.

During World War II, a Beaufort Bomber aircraft took off from Busselton's air force base in WA. Descendants of the missing passengers are now spearheading the effort to locate it.

The Brisbane detectorist has reunited a US family with their relatives dog tags. Now he's appealing to Sydney to locate an Australian ex-servicemen's descendants.

Tom Pritchard was part of the legendary group who prevented German forces from advancing into Egypt and the Suez Canal during the Second World War.

He was the last direct link with the 14,000 Australian servicemen who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the German Africa Corps in 1941, a vital battle for the Allied forces.

The graves of dozens of Australian soldiers are feared damaged or destroyed by the Israel-Gaza war after satellite imagery shows destruction at the 'Gaza war cemetery.' 

Here's what artists and producers involved in the creation of Japan's billion-dollar anime industry say about the reality of living and working behind the scenes.

A look into the transformative journey of Japanese anime from World War II propaganda reels to today's billion-dollar, Pokemon-filled world.

The Northern Territory government says it will "dispose of" a historic Huon pine warship used by the elite Z Special Group in World War Two. A group of enthusiasts is hoping to save the rotting vessel, but time is running out.

Several World War II shipwrecks in Australian waters, holding unknown quantities of oil and chemicals, have been deteriorating ever since they sank more than 80 years ago.

Having served Australia for more than 30 years, Walter Buldo remains a proud veteran despite the horrors of war witnessed both as a soldier and a civilian. He's 88 and his work is far from done.

These WA community members say naming a new federal seat after a World War II nurse is all very well, but they want the honour to go to a born and bred local, not an out-of-towner.               

Wayne Marjoribanks always knew his dad was a great footy player. What he didn’t know was that the travelling confectionary salesman was the first Blues captain in what some rugby league historians consider the first ever State of Origin game. 

Rishi Sunak apologises on social media for leaving the event in Normandy prematurely to return to England for a TV interview ahead of the upcoming general election he called early.

The US President says all of Europe is threatened by Russian aggression.

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were among state heads who travelled to northern France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 

King Charles has led Britain’s commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings.

King Charles has made his first international visit on official duty since his cancer diagnosis.