French casualties on D-Day: ‘What I saw… was so horrible’

The 75th anniversary of D-Day is being marked across Europe. At least 20,000 French people were killed in the battle of Normandy. On D-Day itself, 2,500 Allied soldiers were killed. About the same number of French civilians were also killed. French casualties on D-Day: ‘What I saw… was so horrible’

Clashes break out at Jerusalem holy site

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers broke out at Al Aqsa mosque compound, the holy site also known to Jews as Temple Mount. It comes as thousands of Israelis have taken part in their annual “March of Flags” in Jerusalem, marking 52 years since Israel took control of the whole city. It included Jewish […]

French casualties on D-Day: ‘What I saw… was so horrible’

The 75th anniversary of D-Day is being marked across Europe. At least 20,000 French people were killed in the battle of Normandy. On D-Day itself, 2,500 Allied soldiers were killed. About the same number of French civilians were also killed. French casualties on D-Day: ‘What I saw… was so horrible’

Tiananmen’s tank man: The image that China forgot

The defining image of China’s Tiananmen Square protest in 1989 was one man standing in the way of the government tanks cracking down on a peaceful student demonstration. But 30 years later, Chinese censorship has erased the memory of one of the most brutal nights of violence in the 20th century. John Sudworth took to […]

French casualties on D-Day: ‘What I saw… was so horrible’

The 75th anniversary of D-Day is being marked across Europe. At least 20,000 French people were killed in the battle of Normandy. On D-Day itself, 2,500 Allied soldiers were killed. About the same number of French civilians were also killed. French casualties on D-Day: ‘What I saw… was so horrible’

Kamala Harris: Democratic candidate has microphone grabbed by man

Kamala Harris, a senator and one of the Democratic candidates for the 2020 US presidential election, has been interrupted by a protester who grabbed her microphone while she was on stage. The senator was answering a question on equal pay at an event in California when a man came onto the stage. A number of […]

President Trump’s UK visit: What’s different this time?

US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in the UK for a three-day state visit on Monday. It follows a four-day working visit in July 2018. The BBC’s Jonny Dymond takes a light-hearted look at what to expect, this time around. Donald Trump state visit: All you need to know Trump’s UK visit: What’s […]

President Trump’s UK visit: What’s different this time?

US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in the UK for a three-day state visit on Monday. It follows a four-day working visit in July 2018. The BBC’s Jonny Dymond takes a light-hearted look at what to expect, this time around. Donald Trump state visit: All you need to know Trump’s UK visit: What’s […]

President Trump’s UK visit: What’s different this time?

US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in the UK for a three-day state visit on Monday. It follows a four-day working visit in July 2018. The BBC’s Jonny Dymond takes a light-hearted look at what to expect, this time around. Donald Trump state visit: All you need to know Trump’s UK visit: What’s […]

Tornadoes wreak havoc in Chile

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