A Ukrainian Holocaust survivor made an impassioned plea to German lawmakers Wednesday to do more to fight Russia's "new war of extermination", as Germany marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.

State television news has focused coverage on the 81st anniversary of Russia breaking the Siege of Leningrad. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Germany has no right to forget the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime in Europe, including in Ukraine, and must prevent the destruction of democracy today. — Ukrinform.

The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people

Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty.

Lithuania’s then-Culture Minister Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet "The Nutcracker" was no longer an appropriate way to celebrate the Christmas season.

Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be untrue.

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.

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Meyer, a non-Jewish researcher, has helmed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance at a time when its definition of antisemitism grew controversial.

World leaders and a dwindling group of survivors joined in a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp by the Red Army.