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American veterans depart to be feted in France as part of 80th anniversary of D-Day

A group of 60 World War II veterans is leaving Atlanta on Sunday on a trip to France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

The Independent UK

Mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off 80th D-Day commemorations

Volunteer parachutists jumped over France's north-west coast on Sunday, kicking off a week of ceremonies to mark 80 years since Allied troops launched their D-Day invasion of Normandy and drove out Nazi occupiers, helping turn the tide of World War II.

Radio France Internationale

France Arrests Three After Coffins Left At Eiffel Tower

Police have arrested three people after five coffins were found near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, draped in French flags with the inscription "French soldiers in Ukraine", sources close to the case said Sunday.

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France suspects foreign interference after coffins left at Eiffel Tower

Radio France Internationale

Tour de France stage 19 preview - Col de la Bonette key if Vingegaard is to wrest Tour de France from Pogačar's grasp

'Anything can happen' in high-altitude, high-stakes day in the Alps - July 19, 2024: Embrun - Isola 2000, 144.6km

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Tour de France 2024 stage 11 preview - Severely hilly trek through Massif Central 'like two stages in one'

Team managers predict wildly complicated 211km stage where 'anything can happen'

Cycling News

Tour de France stage 9 preview –The Tour becomes a Classic for a day on gravel roads

199km stage includes 14 sectors and 32.2km of dirt roads through the vineyards, forests and fields of central France

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Mary Earps forced out of England squad through injury

Lionesses’ star goalkeeper Earps suffered the injury in the first of two fixtures against France

The Independent UK

As it happened: Mads Pedersen wins at Critérium du Dauphiné as Evenepoel and Roglic return from injury

Tour de France favourites return after injury, Mads Pedersen favourite to take first yellow jersey

Cycling News

Real Madrid preparing to announce Kylian Mbappé signing within days

Real Madrid intend to announce the signing of Kylian Mbappé on a free transfer early this week after winning their 15th European Cup

The Guardian - UK

Mary Earps pulls out of England squad for France clash with minor hip injury

Blow for Lionesses after Friday’s defeat

Evening Standard

Honouring the French airmen who flew with the Royal Air Force on D-Day

The majority of the Allied troops who took part in the D-Day landings were American, British and Canadian. But a small number were French; part of the Free Forces serving with the Allies. The story of the "Groupes Lourds", French squadrons who were integrated into the Royal Air Force and…

France 24

‘We will not accept the rule of Hamas in Gaza,’ says Israeli defence minister

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza at any stage during the process to end the war, and that it was examining alternatives to the Palestinian militant group. Israeli forces bombarded several areas of Gaza as mediators called on…

France 24

French volunteers open German command post to the public for D-Day

In northern France, a group of volunteers has spent months renovating the command post of the Merville gun battery – one of the main defences built by the Germans and attacked by British paratroopers in preparation for the Normandy Landings. The team hopes their work of remembrance will draw in…

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Papua New Guinea villagers begin mourning ceremonies after massive landslide

Papua New Guinea’s government estimates that 2,000 people may be buried underneath a massive landslide that struck a highland settlement in the central Enga province in the early hours of May 24. After several days of frantic digging with makeshift tools, only six bodies have been pulled from under the…

The Guardian - UK

Sarina Wiegman facing first crisis as Lionesses limp towards Le Crunch

England’s qualification hopes for Euro 2025 are far from straightforward and Tuesday’s return game against France takes on greater significance

The Independent UK

Ella Toone details key to England bouncing back from painful France loss

The reigning champions lie in third place in their group at the halfway stage.

France 24

Juno Beach, where locals honour the memory of Canadian D-Day veterans

More than 14,000 volunteer soldiers from across Canada – fighting alongside British and US troops – seized the beaches of Normandy on D-Day to help liberate the region from German occupation. Eighty years since that fatal day in June 1944, a handful of local inhabitants have made it their mission…

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Jonas Vingegaard 'the big favourite' for the Tour de France says UAE team manager

Visma-Lease a Bike leader with the advantage due to altitude training, Tadej Pogačar 'tired after the Giro' says Joxean Matxin

France 24

D-day veteran shares memories of storming Normandy beaches, liberating camp

Irving Locker was only 19 when he was called up to fight in World War II. He'd never even left his village in New Jersey. So when he stormed the Normandy beaches with 150,000 of his fellow soldiers, June 6, 1944 became the most important day of his life. The…

Evening Standard

What to see and do for D-Day's landmark 80th anniversary in Normandy

As well as marking the historical event, the festivities will be a chance for Normandy to put its game face on and show off why it is such an underrated region. Jonathan Prynn has the must-see events and hidden gems

France 24

Israel pounds Gaza after Biden outlines comprehensive ceasefire plan

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire backed by France and Germany. While the Palestinian militant group Hamas described the proposal as “positive”, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu…

The Guardian - UK

Sarina Wiegman rues ‘unnecessary’ England loss and Mary Earps injury

The England manager called their 2-1 loss ‘unnecessary’ and said her first-choice goalkeeper Mary Earps would miss the return game on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Sarina Wiegman must find answer to England’s fragility at set pieces

France exposed hosts’ defensive deficiencies to leave Lionesses with questions to answer in quest to reach Euro 2025

The Independent UK

England boss Sarina Wiegman issues challenge to Lionesses after loss to France

The Lionesses have slipped to third place in Group A3

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