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Cork native digging own grave in prisoner of war camp as Nagasaki atomic bomb detonated: Witness to rain of ruin

The Irish Times 09 Aug 2025
Aidan MacCarthy, a doctor from Cork, who had been a prisoner of the Japanese since the fall of Singapore in 1942, anticipated that day would be his last ... Just days beforehand, the Japanese had made the prisoners of war (POWs) dig their graves.
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I’ve Seen How Russia Is Torturing Prisoners of War, and It’s Horrifying

New York Times 08 Aug 2025
Prosecuting torture is a legal obligation, not a diplomatic nicety or something that can be negotiated ... .
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RAF prisoners of war played bulldog to boost morale, pictures reveal

The Daily Telegraph 05 Aug 2025
The album also contains what is believed to be a previously unseen photo of Winston Churchill inspecting British troops at Cologne in Germany in August 1919 while he was Secretary of State for War. Mark Wilkinson, head of sales at Sworders, said.
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President Announces Draft Law On Rehabilitation Of Freed Prisoners Of War

MENA FN 02 Aug 2025
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening video address , according to Ukrinform. "A bill is also being drafted that ensures protection and ... .
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Russia, Ukraine Agree To Swap Prisoners Of War Amid Peace Talks In Turkey

NDTV 24 Jul 2025
Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, but Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in... .
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Russia, Ukraine Agree To Swap Prisoners Of War Amid Peace Talks In Istanbul

News18 24 Jul 2025
A Russian negotiator confirmed the agreement on a new prisoner exchange with Ukraine and proposed brief ceasefires for the recovery of dead and injured soldiers ... .
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Minister Budrys: Lithuania will do its utmost to ensure that prisoners of war and abducted Ukrainian children held in Russia return home safely and as soon as possible (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania)

Public Technologies 21 Jul 2025
This initiative aims to coordinate international efforts to bring back the abducted Ukrainian children, prisoners of war, and other deported individuals from illegal Russian captivity. "From children to prisoners of war, every life matters.
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Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War: (FR Doc No: 2025-12468) (The eRulemaking Program)

Public Technologies 03 Jul 2025
Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War, Notice of Meeting ... 10., that the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War (Committee) will conduct a virtual meeting on August 27, 2025 ... Any member of ...
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