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A Belavia plane lands at the International Airport outside Vilnius, Lithuania

Turkey halts flights for some Arab citizens traveling to Belarus

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Turkey halts flights for some Arab citizens traveling to Belarus. Also, France hosts peace conference on Libya to ensure elections take place in December. And, Myanmar sentences American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison.

Color guard retires the colors during a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington amid brightly colored trees

‘Everything I am would not be the same without being a veteran,’ says soldier who served in Afghanistan

Military
A veteran is hugged by his son

How to help veterans every day, not just on Veterans Day

Health
Marine

Callie Crossley: Women in the military are still fighting the battle against invisibility

Global Politics
Frank Burke is honored at the Ohio Bridge rededication in Belgium.

A World War I hero’s family found his story alive and well in Belgium

Conflict
Servicemen from the US military take an oath during a naturalization ceremony at the Al-Faw Palace in Baghdad's Camp Victory on July 4, 2011.

Some American veterans get kicked out of the country they served

Justice

Not everybody who serves in the US military is actually an American citizen, but many of them were told they would receive citizenship if they served. Instead, thousands have been deported from the country they say is their real home after committing even minor crimes.

Maj. Gen. Megan P. Tatu, commanding general of the 79th Sustainment Support Command (center left), walks alongside Loretta Sanchez, Congresswoman, California 46th Congressional District, in the Fullerton Veteran’s Day Parade, Fullerton, Calif., Nov. 11.

What Veterans Day means for a two-star Army Reserve major general

Conflict & Justice

Major General Megan Tatu has spent more than 30 years in US Army active and reserve service. On Veterans Day, her thoughts turn to her colleagues in the military, and her grandfather.

Henry Tandey

The man who could have shot Hitler

Conflict & Justice

Adolf Hitler believed his life was spared in World War One by a British soldier who had him in his sights. He believed that man was Henry Tandey.

The History of Memorial Day

It’s Memorial Day, a day that Americans often conflate with Veterans Day, but in fact, it has its own unique history.   Just to clarify: Memorial Day, once known as Decoration Day, was founded just after the Civil War; Veterans Day, once known as Armistice Day, was founded after World War I. Veterans Day is in […]

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Veterans Day around the world

Arts, Culture & Media

Veterans Day in the U.S. honors all those who’ve done military service. In other countries, the day is set aside to remember the Armistice that ended World War One. The World’s Katy Clark has a global wrap-up of Veterans Day celebrations.