Day: March 6, 2024

French president seeks personal accounts of liberation from Nazis, 80 years after D-Day landings

7:08 pm March 6, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on the public to collect photos, films, personal journals and testimony from witnesses to liberation at the end of World War Two, as the country prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings which heralded the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. “Let’s share and […]

Swedish PM to visit DC to officially join NATO despite warnings from Russia

7:05 pm March 6, 2024

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom will travel to Washington on Wednesday, the government said, where they are expected to complete the process of joining NATO. Sweden will immediately become NATO’s 32nd member when it deposits the formal documentation, marking an end to 200 years during which Stockholm avoided military alliances […]

Sen. Joni Ernst becomes final member of Senate GOP leadership to endorse Trump

6:56 pm March 6, 2024

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, endorsed former President Donald Trump to be the Republican presidential nominee on Wednesday, becoming the final member of the Senate GOP leadership conference to do so. “We must beat Joe Biden and get this country back on track,” Ernst wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. “Donald Trump has my support.” […]

Antoine Predock, world renowned architect, motorcyclist, dead at 87

6:55 pm March 6, 2024

Known for his ability to tap into the spirit of any landscape and weave its characteristics into his designs, internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock is being remembered for his rare brand of creativity. He died Saturday at his home in Albuquerque, according to longtime friends and colleagues. He was 87. Over six […]

Ukraine’s first lady turns down Biden State of the Union invitation: report

6:11 pm March 6, 2024

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska has declined an invitation to attend President Biden’s State of the Union address, according to reports. Zelenska was intended to be seated next to U.S. first lady Jill Biden at the event on Thursday, according to The Washington Post. The two first ladies would also have been arranged next to […]