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Why Trump’s best chance of winning the US election might be tapping a once-bitter rival as his vice president

As incumbent President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, Donald Trump, prepare for their first debate later this week, one big question hangs over the US presidential race: who will Trump pick as his vice-presidential running mate?

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2024

Will Biden Drag Americans Into a War in Lebanon?

As Israeli-Lebanese violence heats up, the Biden administration is quietly promising to get the United States involved.

Reason · Jun 25, 2024

Debate offers opportunity for errors, partisan spin − and maybe an opening for change

The two leading presidential candidates are set to debate on live television on June 27, 2024. Neither will yet be the official nominee of his party, which is expected to happen at the parties’ conventions in the coming weeks.

The Conversation · Jun 25, 2024

Biden Highlights US Commitment To Democracy, Global Alliances In D-Day Speech

Biden's speech was a call to action, urging Americans to protect the values for which the World War II soldiers fought. "They're not asking us to scale these cliffs," Biden said. "They're asking us to stay true to what America stands for.''

International Business Times · Jun 7, 2024

President Biden To Deliver Speech At Pointe Du Hoc

US President Joe Biden to commemorate D-Day at Pointe du Hoc, drawing parallels between WWII liberation and current global struggles for freedom.

Top News · Jun 7, 2024

OPINION - What to read on the 80th anniversary of D-Day

"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air, and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty…

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2024

D-day: how world leaders have made commemorations part of their diplomatic playbook

The 2024 celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of D-day are the latest in a long line of commemorations in honour of the allied landings in Normandy, which began on June 6 1944.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024

D-day 80th anniversary comes at time of conflict and growing carelessness

As grim memory of world war fades, many people are anxious amid rise of nationalist, country-first rhetoric

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

How D-Day commemorations became the stage for diplomacy and geopolitics

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, French President Emmanuel Macron will preside over an international ceremony on Omaha Beach on June 6. Every 10-year anniversary of D-Day has become a not-to-be-missed event for many heads of state. These commemorations have not always had a political and diplomatic…

France 24 · Jun 4, 2024

Remembering Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Ron Edmonds for his quick reactions the day Ronald Reagan got shot

Ron Edmond's has died aged 77. He was the Associated Press White House photographer for 28 years

Digital Camera World · Jun 4, 2024