World War Two

Greg Dawson's book Judgment Before Nuremberg tells the story of the Kharkov trials of 1943, in which Nazi perpetrators were tried for mass killings of Jews and others in Ukraine, two years before the more famous Nuremberg trials. Readers are highlighting the work as an overlooked chapter of Holocaust history, arguing the first war crimes tribunal of the Second World War deserves wider recognition.

The man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting is to be executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since World War Two. The report has drawn attention to the rarity of firing squad executions in the modern American justice system and to the long aftermath of the Fort Hood attack, one of the deadliest on a US military installation.

The US Army plans to execute the Fort Hood shooter by firing squad, a method not used by the US military since World War Two. The case concerns the 2009 attack at Fort Hood, Texas, one of the deadliest mass shootings on a US military base. The rare choice of execution method is drawing attention to the long-running case and its place in US military justice history.

A commentary in The National Interest examines the India-Israel relationship, asking whether the two countries are natural partners or an odd pairing. The piece weighs the strategic logic of deepening defence, technology and diplomatic cooperation against the political tensions the partnership generates, particularly in the context of the Gaza war and India's balancing act between Israel and the Arab world.

Bosnia is holding a general election widely regarded as one of the most complicated in the world. Voters cast ballots under the country's post-war constitutional structure, which divides power along ethnic lines between Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats across two entities and multiple levels of government. The vote is being closely watched for its implications for the country's fragile political balance.

The European Union and China are holding talks in Beijing this week aimed at defusing trade tensions and preventing an escalating trade war. Officials from both sides are expected to discuss market access, tariffs and other economic frictions that have strained relations. The outcome of the negotiations is being watched closely, as a failure to reach agreement could trigger retaliatory measures affecting businesses on both continents.

Two suspected Second World War bombs may lie buried in Hannover-Misburg. To examine the suspicious sites, authorities are requiring around 17,500 residents to temporarily leave their homes today. The large-scale evacuation is being organised ahead of a survey and potential defusing of the ordnance, a routine but disruptive procedure in German cities still clearing wartime bombs.