{
  "id": 5113274,
  "title": "World war 2: The deadliest conflict in human history ended 81 years ago today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/world-war-2-the-deadliest-conflict-in-human-history-ended-81-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:48:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/international/world-war-2-the-deadliest-conflict-in-human-history-ended-81-years-ago-today/articleshow/133713762.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eighty-one years ago, on September 2, 1945, the curtains fell on World War II, the most devastating conflict in history. Triggered by Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939, this global war escalated when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into the fray. The tide turned with the Allied forces’ victories, leading to Germany's surrender in May 1945.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}