British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Tuesday for leaving a D-Day commemoration ceremony early, saying he had been suffering from a “bit of a cold.

By JAMES G. NEUSS Published: June 6, 2014 Sainte-Mère-Église, France — The American paratrooper who landed here on D-Day, June 6, 1944, was supposed to be a replacement for a soldier who had been killed.

to Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the delay in providing Ukraine with military aid, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

President Biden will use a speech in Normandy on Thursday to link the United States’ commitment to Ukraine with the Allied victory in World War II, arguing that the United States must continue to stand up for democracy and freedom around the world.

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By JAMES BARRON Published: June 6, 2014 OMAHA BEACH, France — The men who stormed the beaches of Normandy 70 years ago are getting old, and many are dying.