https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A memorial to French World War II soldiers and Resistance fighters has been vandalised with an anti-health pass slogan, authorities said, an act that President Emmanuel Macron branded an "insult" to the nation's memory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211214/french-world-war-two-memorial-vandalised-with-anti-health-pass-slogan Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:45:46 +0100 french-world-war-two-memorial-vandalised-with-anti-health-pass-slogan Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend ceremonies in France next month marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day, despite the standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine, the ambassador to Paris said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140508/putin-welcome-to-attend-d-day-memorial-hollande Thu, 08 May 2014 15:05:00 +0200 putin-welcome-to-attend-d-day-memorial-hollande French President François Hollande is set to invite 16 world leaders to next summer’s 70th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings, including US President Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, according to reports on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131127/france-invites-obama-and-queen-elizabeth-to-d-day Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:09:00 +0100 france-invites-obama-and-queen-elizabeth-to-d-day