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Sunken Nazi warships resurface in Europe amid record heatwave

Russia declassifies files on Ukrainian organiser of WWII massacre

Ancient mummy yeast used to bake sourdough bread

Christchurch event marks Mt Everest Day and Hillary’s historic achievement

Egypt recovers smuggled artifacts from US

Schoolgirl unearths possible 500,000-year-old mammoth bone on Suffolk beach

Why Socrates was deeply critical of democracy

USSR had no hand in JFK killing – archive chief

Ancient volcano may have triggered the Black Death by creating a medieval “perfect storm”

Newly uncovered letters reveal Hermann Göring’s early addiction to powerful opioid

New 3D model reveals Easter Island’s stone giants were crafted by independent clans

Titanic victim’s gold pocket watch sells for record £1.78m at auction

Deadly bacteria behind Napoleon’s 1812 collapse identified in soldiers’ teeth after 213 years

Egypt opens Grand Egyptian Museum near pyramids

Russia hands over its JFK assassination files to U.S. lawmaker

New ‘Sword Dragon’ species identified

Gallery criticised for labelling Lord Nelson ‘queer’ in new exhibition

Trump orders declassification of Amelia Earhart files amid new breakthroughs

Million-year-old skull in China may rewrite human evolution timeline

3,500-year-old city discovered in Peru may reveal fate of ancient Caral civilization

Ancient Romans ate ‘luxury’ birds as fast food, study reveals

Legendary San José shipwreck confirmed, unleashing global battle over NZD $28b treasure

Newly discovered ‘Dragon Prince’ dinosaur ‘rewrites Tyrannosaur evolution’

The last Plantagenet: The brutal execution of Margaret Pole – A dark chapter in Henry VIII’s reign

AI-generated Churchill reminds Starmer who crushed Nazi Germany in WW2 (Video)

Argentina publishes files on notorious Nazi fugitives

Historic Titanic letter written by survivor fetches $400K at auction

Argentina to release Nazi files

Miliary force or military farce? British army has more horses and generals than tanks in 2025

Secret Service agent who rushed to JFK’s limo dies aged 93

More admirals than warships? The absurd reality of the Royal Navy in 2025 (Video)

US company wants to ‘resurrect’ mammoths

Roman Empire’s toxic metal use lowered IQ across Europe for 180 years – study

Centuries-old floor made of animal bones discovered in Dutch red light district

World’s oldest Ten Commandments tablet to be auctioned

Oldest alphabetic writing unearthed in Syrian tomb rewrites history of communication

‘Hero’ British PM’s childhood home targeted in new ‘woke’ push to ‘decolonise’ history

Archaeological dig in Lincolnshire uncovers 6,000 years of settlement and agriculture

Welsh council adds King Arthur to LGBTQ history timeline

Senior officer on doomed Arctic expedition was cannibalised

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