Ordinary. Working-class. Unforgettable. A daughter’s elegy for a WWII soldier — and the millions like him — who deserved to ...

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command confirmed the wreck site of USS Herring, an U.S. submarine lost in the Pacific ...

Even with a “Bloodsport” remake now in the works almost 40 years after the classic that made his name, Jean-Claude Van Damme isn’t done beating the living crap out of people just yet. The martial arts ...

In our roundup of travel stories this week: What it’s like inside Air New Zealand’s new bunk beds, why cruise ships are ...

Napalm began as a wartime chemistry experiment at Harvard, but in the Pacific War it became a weapon built for a specific ...

There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately 13 square kilometres, it is little more than a speck on the map.

PALAWAN, Philippines—U.S. and Philippine Marines shared foxholes covered in palm leaves, machine guns pointing toward the sea off this tropical Pacific island. Australian and New Zealand soldiers were ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A U.S. military Mid-Range Capability missile system was test-fired on ...

World Bank’s Pacific Economic Update suggests repeated shocks are the region’s ‘new-normal’ Download the report SUVA, May 12, 2026— The World Bank Group’s new Pacific Economic Update projects regional ...

Immortal lyrics and music written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein in 1949. The current production at the Paramount Theatre is the iconic South Pacific. The book was written by Joshua Logan ...

The Iran War’s Forgotten Front: Global Food Insecurity and the Limits of U.S. Aid The Trump administration’s Operation Epic Fury has fueled a global hunger crisis affecting millions of people.

Throughout his many years as one of the world’s most famous actors, Tom Hanks has starred in some of the most famous WWII movies of all time. His WWII magnum opus came all the way back in 1998 when he ...