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Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France

Friday, March 7

(PARIS) -- Eurostar trains to London, including all trains heading to northern France, stopped abruptly on Friday morning after an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II was discovered near the tracks, officials said.The unexploded ordinance was discovered approximately 1.5 miles north of...

UK and France to prepare Ukraine peace plan for Trump, Starmer says

Sunday, March 2

ABC NewsLONDON -- European leaders will gather in London on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a tempestuous White House meeting that thrust U.S.-Ukrainian relations further into crisis.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told BBC News on Sunday morning he had agreed...

Ukraine, France discussing allied troop deployment to country, Zelenskyy says

Tuesday, January 14

(LONDON) -- Talks are ongoing between Paris and Kyiv for the possible deployment of French troops inside Ukraine despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post to social media.Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron "had a detailed discussion...

Dominique Pelicot given maximum 20 year sentence in France rape trial that has shocked the world

Thursday, December 19

(LONDON) -- Dominique Pelicot, 72, has been found guilty of all charges in the rape and drugging of his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and on Thursday was given the maximum sentence of 20 years in the massive trial that has shaken France and shocked the...

Russian stowaway now charged for sneaking onto Delta flight to France

Thursday, December 5

(NEW YORK) -- The Russian woman accused of sneaking onto a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris has been charged with knowingly and intentionally secreting herself aboard an airplane.Svetlana Dali, 57, was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday after returning to...

Stowaway arrested by FBI after returning to US from France: Official

Thursday, December 5

(NEW YORK) -- Svetlana Dali, the woman who stowed away on a Delta Air Lines flight to France, was arrested by the FBI upon her return to New York, an official confirmed.She returned to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday, once again flying...

Moran commemorates D-Day anniversary at ceremony in France

Tuesday, June 6

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke today at a ceremony commemorating the 79th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy in France.According to a news release from Moran's office Tuesday morning, the annual ceremony in France honors the 9,386 American soldiers buried in...