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The World Tonight: The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

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World leaders mark the occasion amid anxiety over the Ukraine war

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’s invasion of Ukraine and World War Two. We discuss with a former US Army general, and hear from a D-Day veteran.

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The BBC gains rare access to Myanmar, where Rakhine State has become a focal point for the country’s 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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