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US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about Houthi attack plans

For some U.S. allies, the leaked group chat about a planned Yemen attack casts doubt on intelligence-sharing with Washington.

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Trump expresses Russia-Ukraine war nearing end as he meets with Macron

President Donald Trump also said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine.

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How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day

As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.

By Joseph Harris Carpenter, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation

10 months ago

A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France

June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.

10 months ago

Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII

With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.

10 months ago

D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weapons

In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.

10 months ago

Centenarian vets are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later

Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.

10 months ago

Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends

Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.

10 months ago

D-Day vets hailed as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary

Schoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

10 months ago

Black medic who saved dozens on D-Day posthumously honored

Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

10 months ago

Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversary

WWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again.

10 months ago

D-Day medic was ready to give his life — and save as many as he could

On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old Army medic. Now 99, he's about to take part in the 80th anniversary commemorations of the landings in Normandy.

11 months ago

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