Jun 06 Obama honors U.S. D-Day vets at Normandy By Nedra Pickler and Julie Pace, Associated Press COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France -- Seventy years after Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, President Barack Obama returned Friday to this hallowed battleground in what he called a "powerful manifestation of America's commitment to human freedom" that lives on in a… Continue reading
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May 26 Watch Why far-right and far-left parties are gaining ground in Europe By PBS News Hour From Great Britain to Greece, anti-European Union political fervor surged in European Parliamentary elections over economic, globalization and immigration concerns. Jeffrey Brown discusses the rise of these anti-establishment groups and their potential impact with Antoine Ripoll of the European Parliament… Continue watching
May 26 Watch Swinging both right and left, anti-EU sentiment sweeps Europe's parliamentary elections By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, anti-establishment parties on both the right and the left made a strong showing in parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Spain, Greece and others. Matt Frei of Independent Television News reports from Paris on the… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Unsure of Putin's next Ukraine move, U.S. and E.U. try to send clear sanction signals By PBS News Hour President Obama and France’s President Francois Hollande agreed that Russia will face “significant additional costs” for undermining the Ukrainian government. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss a show of solidarity in Eastern Ukraine against the pro-Russian… Continue watching
May 13 France: Syria launched 14 toxic attacks since October By Lara Jakes, Associated Press France's foreign minister on Tuesday accused the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad of attacking its people with chemical weapons at least 14 times since last October, including as recently as a few weeks ago. Continue reading
May 08 Putin plans to attend D-Day ceremony alongside Western leaders By Julie Pace, Associated Press The June 6 commemoration would mark the first time Putin and Western leaders have come face-to-face since the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine. The U.S. and Europe have condemned Russia's provocations, ordering sanctions on Putin's inner circle and cutting… Continue reading
Apr 08 Haunting photos of World War I reveal how little Europe has changed in 100 years By Travis Daub Photographer Peter Macdiarmid collected modern photos from around Europe and overlaid World War I-era images, giving a sense of how much--and how little--has changed since the War to end all Wars. Continue reading
Mar 30 Paris elects first female mayor, left loses dozens of towns By Elisabeth Ponsot Hidalgo's anticipated victory was an exception in an otherwise tough election night for President Francois Hollande's Socialist party, which lost races in towns across the country. Continue reading
Mar 28 Flock of sheep aid French farmers' protest at Louvre By Lorna Baldwin Video via euronews Twelve sheep and a sheepdog walk into the Louvre. If it sounds like the beginning of a joke, it's not. In Paris Friday, French farmers protesting European Union agricultural policy herded a flock of sheep down… Continue reading