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104-year-old WWII veteran to lead Cypriot contingent at Sydney march

Philenews 25 Apr 2025
I fought in Italy with the British Army, as we were still part of the British Empire in Cyprus ... We, who fought for freedom, I, who enlisted in the Army for World War Two, become a refugee in my own country.
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‘Give me liberty’: Richmond museum exhibit celebrates contributions of key Virginians

Daily Press 25 Apr 2025
7, 1775), which established martial law and offered freedom to enslaved people who would join the British army.
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For Ukraine, no deal is better than a bad deal

AOL 25 Apr 2025
That deal is coming at a time when after three years of fighting, nearly one million casualties (according to British officials) and the loss of 4,000 tanks, the Russian army has been badly bruised.
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104-year-old veteran to lead Cypriot contingent at Sydney’s Anzac Day march

CyprusMail 25 Apr 2025
Mouxouris was born in Morphou in 1921 and enlisted to fight in the war in 1943 in the British army’s Cyprus regiment, alongside 800 members of Akel.
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Dean of Westminster says stories are being told to ‘deepen our divisions’

AOL 25 Apr 2025
... in 1915, a campaign where thousands of Anzac troops – Australian and New Zealand Army Corps – died alongside British allies in the ill-fated mission.
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King and Queen to host veterans at Buckingham Palace VE Day tea party

The Daily Telegraph 25 Apr 2025
They will be followed by a tri-service procession group featuring marching members of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the British Army and the Royal Air Force ... CONNOR TIERNEY/BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock.
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Bear Mountain, historic sites, Hudson River parks might not exist today without this group

New Jersey Herald 25 Apr 2025
To George Washington’s army, they were a natural barrier against the British in New York City ... Historic Park, which marks the site where George Washington’s army retreated under British fire in 1776.
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My ex-British Army brother choked to death on the floor of a police station and ...

The Daily Mail 24 Apr 2025
It took 13 years for the family of Christopher Alder to be told they had buried a 77-year-old woman and not their beloved brother and ex-British Army paratrooper ... Not long later, Christopher was pronounced dead ... She said ... 'I just can't believe it ... .
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Bollywood movie review: Kesari 2

Muskat Daily 24 Apr 2025
More than 1000 people were killed in the massacre after British General Dyer ordered army troops to open fire on a crowd of civilians rallying in a park. Though the British tried to suppress details, ...
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Today in Israeli History: April 24, 2025

The American Israelite 24 Apr 2025
April 25, 1920British Pick First Palestine High Commissioner ... A native of Jerusalem who served with the British army in World War II, Harel commanded the Exodus 1947, carrying 4,530 Holocaust survivors, when it was intercepted by the British.
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Sikh Community To Join ANZAC Day Services Across New Zealand

Scoop 24 Apr 2025
During World War I and World War II, Sikh soldiers served with distinction in the British Indian Army. Notably, the 14th Sikh Regiment played a significant role in the campaigns, where they fought alongside Allied troops and sustained heavy losses ...
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Riders from King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery rehearse complex VE Day routine

AOL 24 Apr 2025
“We are the senior regiment of the British army and it is nice to know that.” ... .
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One of the world’s most dangerous countries is still attracting tourists — despite safety warnings ...

New York Post 24 Apr 2025
4 ... AFP via Getty Images 4 ... Hussein Eddeb – stock.adobe.com ... Last May, a British tourist was held for seven hours at gunpoint at an army checkpoint in Libya ... But this time, his tour hit a snag when he was detained for hours at gunpoint by the army.
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Keir Starmer challenges Donald Trump over Ukraine peace plan

The Daily Telegraph 24 Apr 2025
He repeated his call for US security guarantees for British and other Western forces put into Ukraine to oversee any peace, something Mr Trump is yet to publicly promise ... British and French military trainers would be sent to western Ukraine.
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The Record 24 Apr 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025. GARDEN CLUB MEETING ... The meetings are free and open to all. LIBRARY YOUTH EVENT ... 10.30-11.15 am ... Discover the pivotal 1777 Saratoga Campaign when American defenders captured, for the first time in history, an entire British Army.
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