Mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day commemorations - but Putin is not invited
Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes on Sunday into the skies above Normandy in France where war once raged. The reason? To kick off a week of ceremonies to commemorate the sacrifices made for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops who fought from D-Day beaches 80 years ago during that war. On 6 June 1944, soldiers from across the United States, the UK, Canada and other Allied nations from Europe and the wider world waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches. These former soldiers are now dwindling in numbers, with the youngest in his mid-90s and many others over...