Tag: Dictators
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Hitler’s art sells for huge price at auction
Paintings and drawings from Adolf Hitler, the Fuhrer responsible for the deaths of millions, have been sold expensively. Can the creation of a vile individual teach us anything of value?
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Little ships mark ‘miracle’ of Dunkirk
Ceremonies are taking place to mark the 75th anniversary of thousands of British and allied soldiers being rescued from the Nazis. How proud should Britain be of the Dunkirk evacuation?
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70 years on, WW2 anniversary divides Europe
Global events this weekend will mark 70 years since the second world war ended in Europe. But as Western leaders decline invitations to Russia, have they forgotten why we commemorate it?
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War crimes revealed in Syria’s largest city
Amnesty reports that civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo are being bombed, targeted and tortured in the country’s civil war. Is all this the result of some individuals’ evil nature?
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‘Father of Singapore’ dies, aged 91
Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of Singapore, has died aged 91. His single-mindedness turned his country into one of the richest in Asia, but it came at the cost of liberty.
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Last survivors remember Europe’s worst horror
The final survivors of the Nazis’ nightmarish concentration camps will gather tomorrow, along with royalty and heads of state, to remember the Holocaust. What lessons does it have for today?
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‘Nobel poet poisoned?’ New probe launched
The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is beloved in his own country and abroad. Yet many suspect that he was poisoned by his own government. Should Chile pursue the truth or let sleeping dogs lie?
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Russians in denial over Soviet era crimes
Joseph Stalin presided over the deaths of millions during his bloody reign, yet a startling survey has found many Russians today are ignorant of his atrocities. How can this be explained?
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Journalists split over censoring war’s horrors
Reporters and photographers risk their lives to report news from the world’s front lines, but what they bring back can be truly horrifying. Do we need to know and see every upsetting detail?
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Rising giants threaten US-led world order
Long considered the world’s policeman, the United States now finds its privileged superpower status challenged from the Baltic to Asia. Will it still be the dominant power in a decade?
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German leader slams new persecution of Jews
Yesterday, 75 years since the start of World War Two in which six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out again against anti-Semitism. Why?
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Putin condemned after airliner is shot down
A total of 298 passengers and crew were killed when pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels fired a missile at an airliner. The world holds Vladimir Putin responsible. How will he now respond?
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Ex-dictator sues video game over bad publicity
The imprisoned Panamanian tyrant Manuel Noriega is suing Call of Duty II: Special Ops for misrepresenting him. Do video games have a duty to be...
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Arab world caught in a cycle of destruction
IS has declared a fundamentalist caliphate in Syria and Iraq and bleak winter has now fallen on the hopes of the Arab Spring. How can this once magnificent civilization be revived?
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Veterans gather for D-Day’s 70th anniversary
The invasion of Normandy was a crucial moment in WWII and today former soldiers and world leaders are gathering to remember it. But are we overlooking other major events of this global war?