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World Jun 06
On D-Day 75, nations honor veterans, memory of fallen troopsWith the silence of remembrance and respect, nations honored the memory of the fallen and the singular bravery of all Allied troops who sloshed through bloodied water to the landing beaches of Normandy, a tribute of thanks 75 years after…
World Jun 05
World leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversaryThe Royal British Legion brought about 300 veterans, aged 91 to 101, to the ceremonies in Portsmouth, where many of the troops embarked for Normandy on June 5, 1944.
World Dec 12
Suspected Strasbourg gunman had criminal history, French police sayPolice union officials identified the suspected assailant as Frenchman Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a thick police record for crimes including armed robbery and monitored as a suspected religious radical by the French intelligence services.
World Dec 08
Scuffles, tear gas as police clamp down on Paris protestCrowds of yellow-vested protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France’s high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, as police fired tear gas, amid exceptional security measures.
World Nov 11
In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging ‘old demons’World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the message “never again” but also exposed the…
World Oct 11
Analysis: Macron too busy to rush French government reshuffleFrance's president is turning a government reshuffle into a soapbox against the time-pressures of modern politics and wall-to-wall news coverage.
World Oct 07
Wife says Interpol officer sent knife image as danger signalLess than an hour after she publicized the text from Interpol President Meng Hongwei, the disciplinary organ of China’s ruling Communist Party said it was investigating him.
