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American soldiers huddle inside a landing craft approaching Utah Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on D-Day.

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They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw

12:34pm June 06, 2024

by Jack Mitchell

More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. A small handful told NPR about their experience.

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Reflections on war past and present permeate D-Day's 80th anniversary

9:05am June 06, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

Reenactors and world leaders converge this week for World War II commemorations in Normandy, where Ukraine looms large.

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The European Union holds its election for parliament this weekend

7:28am June 06, 2024

The European Union is the world’s second-biggest democracy -- its 27 member states are home to 450 million citizens, and this election is a once-every-five-year event.

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Slovakia's Fico says his views on Ukraine were behind his assassination attempt

2:59am June 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

Fico pledged to be back at work in a month and said he felt "no hatred" towards his attacker, but he blamed the opposition: "It's evident that he only was a messenger of evil and political hatred."

Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga (left), Commanding General of U.S. Army Special Operations, greets World War II veteran Kenneth Smith, who served as a Petty Officer aboard the USS Satterlee off the coast of Normandy, following a ceremony honoring the U.S. Army Rangers who risked and lost their lives 80 years ago on D-Day in Pointe du Hoc, France on Tuesday.

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Arts Fortress: Ukrainian musicians play on amidst air sirens

9:21pm June 05, 2024

Musicians in Kharkiv, Ukraine refuse to cancel the city's music festival, despite weeks of Russian strikes. And American veterans of the Normandy invasion travel to France to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

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As their time runs short, D-Day veterans try to keep their memories alive for others

5:30am June 04, 2024

by The Associated Press

With even the youngest of those men and women who were involved in the invasion nearing their 100th birthdays and their ranks dwindling rapidly, they feel a special imperative to tell their stories.

Claudia Sheinbaum celebrating during her speech in Mexico City on Sunday.

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La Presidenta: Mexico Elects Its First Woman to the Presidency

6:07pm June 03, 2024

For the first time since their country became a republic more than two hundred years ago, Mexicans have elected a woman as president. And Ukraine's center for book publishing survives a punishing Russian bombardment.

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Georgia's parliament speaker signs divisive foreign influence bill into law

4:50am June 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Opponents have denounced the legislation as "the Russian law" because it resembles measures pushed through by the Kremlin to crack down on independent news media, nonprofits and activists.

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WWII veterans arrive in France ahead of D-Day commemoration

9:40pm June 02, 2024

World War Two veterans are arriving in France ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

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