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Made it clear why russias president wasnt welcome. to surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable. applause were we to do that, it means wed be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches. us veterans were presented by president macron with the legion dhonneur, frances highest honour. modern—day geopolitics loom really large over these d—day commemorations, but the world leaders gathered here dont mean any disrespect. those valiant veterans who have manag...

So, gummy, thank you, my old friend. a tribute, from the one who made it home. at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage. relegated to the back rows, the king and queen and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opportunity for me. the last t...

As there was this morning, to mark the beginning of the 80th commemoration of dday. in 1944, the piper was bill millin, from glasgow — just 21 years old, dressed in his farther kilt, and armed only with a dagger. he was part of the first commando brigade that landed on sword beach. in the years after the war, the german snipers said they had spared bill because they thought he had gone mad. and so the legend was born. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea...

Governments is militarys learning how to be allies, that this is we tell this simple story with macron and biden and king charles in normandy, this weve always been great partners, and thats actually not true at all. yeah, there are a lot of famous names in the book you also capture stories that have been forgotten into a lot of ways. >> waverly woodson junior was a medic he treated wounded soldiers on omaha beach for 30 hours, despite also being wounded. >> heres a quote of his that you include...

Him and ourfriends. so, gummy, thank you, my old friend. a tribute, from the one who made it home. at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage. relegated to the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned — until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is the last and only opport...

Donald trumps former top adviser, steve bannon, has been ordered to report to prison by the first ofjuly, to serve a four month sentence for contempt of congress. mr bannon was convicted in 2022 for failing to testify before the congressional panel that investigated the 2021 insurrection at the capitol building by the former presidents supporters. and the former us president has been speaking at a campaign appearance in the swing state of arizona — his first since his criminal conviction forfr...

Their president today said it was stronger than ever. but with us elections around the corner, europe knows it cant take anything for granted. katya adler, bbc news, normandy. to sudan next, where a united nations agency says that 35 children were killed in wednesdays attack on a village in the central state of gezira. unicef said the scenes in wad al noura were a grim reminder that children were paying the price for sudans brutal civil war. more than 100 civilians are feared dead in the attack,...

Onjune 6th, 191m — along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches — tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france — ahead of germanys eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach; us president, joe biden, warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russias invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at g...

Implications of that failure. where is that ethos? there are some. there are generals out there with it. not enough. especially in the shadow of afghanistan and other things we need that belief that i will stand behind my troops all the way until total victory but if not, im the one thats accountable for that. >> bill: prince william meeting with president macron of france. his father gave a speech in southeastern england near the embarkment point for d-day and dana and i were just talking durin...

And well always remember him and ourfriends. so, gummy, thank you, my old friend. a tribute, from the one who made it home. at the british normandy memorial, the service of commemoration put the veterans centre stage. relegated to the back rows, the king and queen, and president macron. watching the service wasjoe mines. he landed on the beaches on d—day. 80 years have passed, but he never returned, until now. the actor martin freeman read his words. so, why would i come back? well, this is th...