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Russia detains French NGO worker in Moscow on spying charges

Laurent Vinatier faces prison for violating law that requires anyone getting foreign support to register as ‘foreign agent’

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024

Macron wants Ukraine's EU accession talks to start 'by end of month'

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that he wanted Kyiv's EU accession talks to start "by the end of the month" as he hosted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for discussions in Paris. Macron added that he wanted to "finalise" the creation of a coalition of military instructors for Ukraine in…

France 24 · Jun 7, 2024

France's Macron hosts Zelensky for talks on Ukraine's defence needs

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday in Paris for talks on the nation's wartime needs. Ahead of the meeting, Macron told TV stations on Thursday that France plans to provide Mirage 2000 warplanes and training to Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 7, 2024

Russia arrests French researcher suspected of collecting intelligence

Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) confirms 47-year-old Laurent Vinatier was detained in Moscow.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 833

As the war enters its 833rd day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: France to send Mirage fighter jets and train pilots

Sweeping power cuts continue due to strain on damaged grid; Biden stresses US weapons not for shooting at Kremlin. What we know on day 835

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2024

Rishi Sunak criticised for leaving D-day event early ‘to record ITV interview’

PM skipped late afternoon ceremony at Normandy commemorations so he could focus on electioneering

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

‘History comes alive’ as last veterans mark 80 years since D-Day

World leaders gathered in Normandy on June 6 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, one of the largest military operations in history. At the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer and at Omaha Beach, the few hundred veterans who survived that fatal day were honoured for their bravery as crowds of…

France 24 · Jun 6, 2024

'Thank you for our freedom’: Prince William honours D-Day heroes as world leaders mark 80th anniversary

Prince of Wales meets Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden as he stands in for King on world stage

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024

AP PHOTOS: A look at the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy

Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada, more than two dozen heads of state and countless others took to the beaches of Normandy and elsewhere this week to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024