The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings
World leaders mark the occasion amid anxiety over the Ukraine war.
King Charles and the Prince of Wales joined world leaders and veterans at a series of events to mark 80 years since D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in military history. In a speech commemorating the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, US President Joe Biden drew parallels between Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine and World War Two. We discuss with a former US Army general, and hear from a D-Day veteran.
Also on the programme:
The 麻豆社 gains rare access to Myanmar, where Rakhine State has become a focal point for the country鈥檚 nationwide civil war;
And we head to Redcar on the Yorkshire Coast, where one in three children live in poverty, to take a closer look at the issue ahead of the general election.
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