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Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy received a warm embrace from a veteran at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday (June 6).

United States President Joe Biden made an impassioned call for the defense of freedom and democracy at the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on Thursday (June 6), urging Western powers to stay the course with Ukraine and not surrender to Russian tyranny.

Voting began in the Netherlands on Thursday (June 6) at the start of a four-day election across the European Union to a new European Parliament that will face mounting security, industrial and political challenges. Alice Rizzo explains why it is important and what is at stake.

Supporters of South Africa's African National Congress have been expressing concerns about a partnership with the Democratic Alliance, as the ANC met to agree partners to form a new government. David Doyle has more.

When Costco Wholesale opened a warehouse in a rural Japanese town near Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third. Some hope that's a sign that big foreign firms could finally spark a virtuous circle of rising pay and consumption in a country where feeble wage growth has been a big drag on the economy. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

After Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, thousands of Russian natives have flocked to the United Arab Emirates, seeking to avoid conflict and Western sanctions. Some have capitalized on Dubai's freewheeling financial and business hub to buy property, build companies or simply restart their life from scratch. Ilan Rubens reports.

The African National Congress has expressed a preference to form a government of "national unity" after it lost its parliamentary majority. But some of the parties involved are diametrically opposed and say they don't want to work together. David Doyle has more.

In a poignant ceremony held at the historic beaches of Normandy, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday (June 6) met veterans who took part in the 1944 D-Day landings.

Veterans and world leaders met in Normandy on Thursday (June 6) to mark the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers arrived in France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany.

North Korean defectors and activists in South Korea launched balloons carrying leaflets with anti-Pyongyang messages towards North Korea on Thursday (June 6), the group said, amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.

A lone piper landed on the beach in Arromanches on an amphibious vehicle on Thursday (June 6) to re-enact the day British troops landed in France.

Choking smoke, grueling physical activity and long hours might not be the most appealing job description. But for some inmates in the Washington state prison system who are willing to endure these hardships, a sentence can be an opportunity to start on a path to a new career. Angela Johnston explains.

Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders looked set for new electoral gains on Thursday (June 6) as the Netherlands kicks off four days of voting in the European Parliament election held across the 27 EU member states.

Israel targeted a Gaza school on Thursday that it said contained a Hamas compound, and said it killed fighters involved in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the eight-month war, but Gaza media said the strike killed at least 27 people seeking shelter. Gabe Singer reports.

A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday paused the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of seeking to subvert the 2020 election while it considers the former president's bid to disqualify lead prosecutor Fani Willis, a court order showed. Ryan Chang has more.

Eyewitness videos show a tornado hitting a road as vehicles stopped at a traffic light in Maryland on Wednesday (June 5) evening. Debris flew and power transformers flashed and sparked.

Eyewitness footage recorded on Wednesday (June 5), showed funnel clouds from severe storms that swept through Gaithersburg, Maryland, causing significant destruction and injuries. Trees were uprooted and fell onto homes and buildings in various areas, leaving a trail of damage.

Tourists descended on California's famous Death Valley during a pre-summer heat wave which is roaring much of the southwestern U.S. this week.

Mexico and the United States are nearing an agreement for non-Mexican migrants to be deported directly to their home countries rather than Mexico, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday (June 5).

Four people died and 26 were injured after a passenger train collided with a freight train in the Czech city of Pardubice on Wednesday (June 5) evening, the regional governor said.

Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to avert "climate hell." Zachary Goelman produced this report.

For several rural communities in Nepal, cliff-side honey hunting is a tradition handed down for generations and also a source of income besides paddy, corn, millet and wheat they grow in their farms. But villagers are worried because the bee numbers and hives have been declining. Emma Jehle has more.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance formally named him on Wednesday to lead a new coalition government for a third straight term, a day after it regained power with a surprisingly slim majority. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

South Africa's African National Congress is exploring a 'government of national unity' with a wide array of parties following the loss of its majority in the May 29 general election. David Doyle has more.

A center-left Italian parliamentarian confronted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday (June 5) during her visit to Albania, where her government plans to build reception camps to house thousands of migrants picked up at sea.