By Mick Le Moignan IN peacetime, alliances between nations generally evolve at glacial pace. There is no rush. Trust can ...

The 80th anniversary of this pivotal event in history is a particularly notable one, as it will be the last milestone for most of the few remaining survivors.

These horrific bombings are a warning to workers around the world as to where the war policies of the most powerful ...

In a single flash, Hiroshima was reduced to ashes—its people vaporized, its cityscape erased, and its future scarred by the ...

From Japan to Palestine, the dehumanisation of victims of US imperialist violence has enabled mass killing to be repeated - ...

Hiroshima was bombed by the American military on Aug. 6, 1945, causing the deaths of about 140,000 residents by the end of the year and bringing to a close Japan’s imperial rampage across Asia and the ...

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2025. There are 147 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an ...

In war, the deaths of civilians and combatants are unfortunately inevitable. Today, 80 years after the dropping of atomic ...

On August 6 1945, a man called Denis Bruce Soul was enduring his fourth year as a prisoner of the Empire of Japan.

The country’s postwar Constitution is under scrutiny as Japan rebuilds its military, spooked by a rising China and other ...

On August 6, 1945,  the world changed forever. An entire city wiped out from the face of the earth. At around 8.45 am, a blinding beam of light appeared in the sky, along with a deafening sound ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on August 06. Check what happened ...