EU elections: significant far-right gains in Germany and France, exit polls show | European parliamentary elections 2024
As data trickled in before official results were announced late Sunday, exit polls showed far-right parties in France and Germany made impressive gains in the European Parliament elections. The success of the far-right in the EU’s two largest member states has exceeded expectations of Italy’s far-right Brothers of Italy party, led by Prime Minister Giorgia […]
Macron, Biden celebrate 'long and deep friendship' between US and France at State Dinner
President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the two countries’ partnership during an official visit in Paris on Saturday. “We are allies. We will always be allies. And these are the values that bind us 80 years later,” Marcon said. His toast to Biden at a state dinner on Saturday. President Biden, who visited […]
WWII Veteran Dies at 102 While Traveling to 80th D-Day Anniversary in France
A 102-year-old World War II U.S. Navy veteran died Friday while en route to Normandy, France, to take part in the commemoration of the Normandy landings, the Honor Flight organization of which he was a member announced. Robert Persichitti died “peacefully” after experiencing a medical emergency on board a ship bound for Normandy following an […]
WWII Hero Robert Persichitti Dies Traveling To France For D-Day Anniversary
A World War II hero who witnessed the raising of the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima died Friday, May 31, while en route to France for the commemoration ceremonies marking the Normandy landings. Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old Navy veteran from Fairport, New York, suffered a medical emergency on board a ship en […]
WWII vet Robert Persichitti dies traveling to France for D-Day commemoration
A 102-year-old American World War II veteran who witnessed the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima has tragically died while en route to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Robert Persichitti, of Fairport, New York, died last Friday after undergoing emergency medical treatment at a hospital in Germany, a […]
England sink France in Euro 2025 qualifier to avenge home defeat | England women’s football team
England kept their Euro 2025 qualification hopes alive with a 2-1 win over group leaders France in Saint-Etienne. Sarina Wiegmann’s side were composed for the most part, and first-half goals from Georgia Stanway and Alessia Russo secured all three points. Kadidiatou Diani’s penalty put the home side back in the match, but England drew on […]
Biden seeks sharp contrast to Trump for D-Day in France
President Biden leaves for France on Tuesday evening and will spend the rest of the week attempting to draw a sharp contrast with his 2024 political opponent, former President Trump, in terms of values and international leadership. Biden will join other world leaders in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and deliver a […]
France v England: Euro 2025 qualifying – live | Women’s Euro 2025 qualifiers
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature There is one thing worth noting tonight. How will England respond to France’s set-pieces after the events of the other day? “Weeghman’s players are in full swing of the dreaded dead-ball disease that plagued them in the latter stages of Phil Neville’s […]
American WWII veterans travel to France for 80th anniversary of D-Day
A veteran’s story of surviving D-Day 98-year-old World War II veteran Jack Gutman talks about serving as a medic on Omaha Beach at just 18 years old on the day of the Normandy landings, where he cared for countless wounded and killed soldiers. Listen to “The Untold Story” interview on FoxNewsPodcasts.com. A group of 60 […]
World War II vets fly to France ahead of D-Day anniversary
More than 60 World War II veterans flew from Dallas to France on Friday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. This heroic group, ranging in age from 90 to a staggering 107, was welcomed aboard an American Airlines charter flight by thousands of appreciative onlookers waving Stars and Stripes. The group will […]