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Caen (France) (AFP) - Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Harold Terens will marry his 96-year-old fiancee Saturday in the French town of Carentan-les-Marais, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that took place a few kilometres away. Terens's 11:00 am (0900 GMT) wedding to Jeanne Swerlin will be followed by a celebration "with his loved ones, in a small group", said Sarah Pasquier, the town hall's representative for D-Day commemorations. "We are very honoured that Mr. Terens has chosen to get married here, in Carentan, where in June 1944 the meeting o...
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Caen (AFP) - Le vétéran américain Harold Terens, 100 ans, se marie samedi avec sa fiancée de 96 ans, Jeanne Swerlin, à la mairie de Carentan-les-Marais (Manche), près des plages où le Débarquement a eu lieu le 6 juin 1944. Au surlendemain des cérémonies commémorant les soldats tués lors de l'opération Overlord qui marqua le début de la Libération de la France, le vétéran centenaire sera marié à 11H00 par Jean-Pierre Lhonneur, le maire de la commune, située à 75 kilomètres au nord-ouest de Caen. "Nous sommes très honorés que M. Terens ait choisi de se marier ici, à Carentan où a eu lieu en juin...
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By Aurélia END Paris (AFP) - L'Arc de Triomphe et une descente des Champs-Elysées avec la Garde Républicaine : Emmanuel Macron déploie samedi tous les fastes de la République pour Joe Biden, afin de célébrer une relation revenue au beau fixe après quelques cahots. Le président français et son homologue américain, après une cérémonie à l'Arc de Triomphe prévue à 12H30 locales (10H30 GMT), seront encadrés sur la plus célèbre avenue du monde, pavoisée aux couleurs de leurs deux pays, par 140 chevaux et 38 motards. Tout est fait, d'un côté comme de l'autre, pour bien montrer que "nous sommes plus ...
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Paris (AFP) - US President Joe Biden was to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday on a state visit to France, after warning of the need to preserve American democracy and live up to the example of World War II heroes. Biden is due to meet Macron for talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris followed by a state banquet given in his honour, with Ukraine's battle against the Russian invasion the dominant topic. In a speech on a clifftop in northern France that was the scene of a bloody confrontation between US troops and occupying Germans on June 6, 1944, Biden Friday had drawn parallels...
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By James Cormack Euro 2024 will see stars from around the continent battle it out in Germany to be crowned the best team in the land. It's set to be one of the most competitive tournaments in recent memory, with nations like France, England and Germany among the favourites to claim the silverware. But who made the cut for their respective countries and which stars were omitted? Here is every confirmed squad for Euro 2024 this summer. Group AGermanyGermany have performed poorly on the international scene since their 2014 World Cup success but there's real optimism that Julian Nagelsmann could m...
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Editor's note: This story is being updated. France wants to finalize a coalition of countries to send military instructors to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 7 during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine is ramping up mobilization, and it would be "more effective and practical" to train "thousands of new soldiers" on Ukrainian soil, Macron said. "We are not at war with Russia, we do not want an escalation, but we want to do everything we can to help Ukraine resist. Is it an escalation when Ukraine asks us to train mobilized ...
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Editor's note: This story is being updated. France wants to finalize a coalition of countries to send military instructors to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 7 during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine is ramping up mobilization, and it would be "more effective and practical" to train "thousands of new soldiers" on Ukrainian soil, Macron said. "We are not at war with Russia, we do not want an escalation, but we want to do everything we can to help Ukraine resist. Is it an escalation when Ukraine asks us to train mobilized ...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Editor's note: This story is being updated. France wants to finalize a coalition of countries to send military instructors to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 7 during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine is ramping up mobilization, and it would be "more effective and practical" to train "thousands of new soldiers" on Ukrainian soil, Macron said. "We are not at war with Russia, we do not want an escalation, but we want to do everything we can to help Ukraine resist. Is it an escalation when Ukraine asks us to train mobilized ...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Paris (AFP) - President Joe Biden on Friday urged the United States to protect democracy and follow the example of World War II heroes, in a speech on a clifftop in northern France that was the scene of a bloody confrontation between US troops and occupying Germans on D-Day. Biden gave the speech on the final day of ceremonies marking 80 years since the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944 that marked a turning point in World War II. The president is set to face Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump later this year in elections that commentators predict will subject US democracy...
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European arms company KNDS announced on June 7 the establishment of a branch in Ukraine, the French TV channel BFM reported. KNDS produces Leopard tanks and Caesar self-propelled howitzers, both of which Kyiv has in service, and other military vehicles. It is headquartered in Amsterdam and owned by German and French arms producers. Representatives of Ukrainian and French companies signed an agreement to set up an ammunition production facility under a KNDS license during President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Paris on June 6-7. He visited France's Defense Ministry and discussed Ukraine's defe...
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