https://www.scmp.com/rss/524506/feed Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who served as dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. He rose to power as leader of the Nazi Party, becoming Chancellor in 1933 and Führer in 1934. A central figure in World War II, his regime initiated the invasion of Poland, triggering the conflict. He was also the architect of the Holocaust, responsible for the systematic genocide of six million Jews and millions of other victims. His rule was marked by totalitarian control, virulent... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown. “It’s a double-edged sword,” said Sibylle Treiblmaier, outside the house in the town of Braunau am Inn on the border with Germany. While it might discourage far-right extremists from gathering at the site, it could have “been used better or differently”, the 53-year-old office assistant said. The government wants to “neutralise” the site and passed a law in 2016 to take control... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344202/hitlers-childhood-home-becomes-police-station-us24-million-redevelopment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3344202/hitlers-childhood-home-becomes-police-station-us24-million-redevelopment?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:35:58 +0000 Jill Lander Jill Lander January 2026 marks the Ox month, from January 5 to February 3. The element of the month is Yin Earth. The Earth Ox, yi chou, represents the 12th and final month of the Chinese calendar. Now is the time to reflect on the shared experiences of the past year to prepare for the year ahead – the third of the current 20-year feng shui cycle, which began in 2024. Be prepared for a period of major change ahead, acknowledge strengths and weaknesses, and learn from the past. At the beginning of any new... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3338883/horoscopes-whats-your-luck-january-2026-earth-ox-month-we-head-fire-horse-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3338883/horoscopes-whats-your-luck-january-2026-earth-ox-month-we-head-fire-horse-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from the genetic condition Kallmann Syndrome that can manifest itself in undescended testicles and a micropenis, researchers and documentary makers said on Thursday, following DNA testing of the Nazi dictator’s blood. The new research also quashed the suggestion that Hitler had Jewish ancestry. Popular World War II songs often mocked Hitler’s anatomy, but lacked any scientific basis. The findings by an international team of scientists and historians now appear... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3332730/dna-research-suggests-hitler-likely-had-condition-limiting-sexual-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3332730/dna-research-suggests-hitler-likely-had-condition-limiting-sexual-development?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:57:50 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Though terribly sexist, it’s not for nothing that many Chinese on the mainland have taken to calling Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign affairs chief and her boss, Ursula von der Leyen, “silly white sweeties”. Oftentimes, you just don’t know whether to laugh or cry over Kallas’ out-of-the-left-field pronouncements, and whether she is being serious or just wants to pick a fight with her favourite targets, Russia and China. She has lately taken issue with claims by both countries during the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3325506/yes-china-and-russia-really-did-win-wwii-allies-britain-and-america?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3325506/yes-china-and-russia-really-did-win-wwii-allies-britain-and-america?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:50:08 +0000 Andrew Sheng Andrew Sheng History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes, as Mark Twain is reputed to have said. With European economies promising to up their defence expenditure to 5 per cent of GDP, are we repeating the 1930s, when some powers used defence spending to pull themselves out of the Great Depression? The interwar years were dominated by Western powers and Japan, with the rest of the world under the colonial yoke. World War I took place largely between the European powers and did not settle old scores.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3325201/world-heading-back-1930s-style-war-economy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3325201/world-heading-back-1930s-style-war-economy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:30:08 +0000 dpa dpa Top politicians and civil society representatives on Sunday commemorated those behind a failed attempt to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler 81 years ago, and warned against historical amnesia amid a rise of the far-right. “July 20 became a symbol of resistance against injustice, for justice and conscience, for a better Germany,” said Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in front of around 250 recruits in the Bendlerblock, the headquarters of the Defence Ministry in Berlin. Claus Schenk Graf von... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3318934/better-germany-leaders-mark-failed-hitler-assassination-plot-81-years-ago?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3318934/better-germany-leaders-mark-failed-hitler-assassination-plot-81-years-ago?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:26:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Elon Musk’s start-up xAI apologised on Saturday for offensive posts published by its artificial intelligence assistant Grok this week, blaming them on a software update meant to make it function more like a human. After the Tuesday upgrade, Grok praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in the posts on social media platform X, and suggested that people with Jewish surnames were more likely to spread online hate. X deleted some of those posts several hours later, amid growing outrage. “We deeply apologise... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318014/musks-xai-apologises-after-grok-chatbot-praises-hitler?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318014/musks-xai-apologises-after-grok-chatbot-praises-hitler?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:04:00 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said Wednesday that it was taking down “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, which appeared to include antisemitic comments that praised Adolf Hitler. Grok was developed by Musk’s xAI and pitched as an alternative to “woke AI” interactions from rival chatbots like Google’s Gemini, or OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Musk said Friday that Grok has been improved significantly, and users “should notice a difference”. Since then, Grok has shared several... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317575/elon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-under-fire-anti-semitic-pro-nazi-remarks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3317575/elon-musks-grok-ai-chatbot-under-fire-anti-semitic-pro-nazi-remarks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:35:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Australia has cancelled US rapper Kanye West’s visa over his song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the government said on Wednesday. The 48-year-old musician, who has legally changed his name to Ye, released “Heil Hitler” on May 8, the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. West – whose wife Bianca Censori is Australian – has been coming to Australia for some time because he has family in the country, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said. “He’s made a lot of... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3316671/australia-cancels-kanye-west-visa-over-heil-hitler-song?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3316671/australia-cancels-kanye-west-visa-over-heil-hitler-song?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:33:14 +0000