US President Joe Biden is travelling to France next week for a visit lasting several days. Biden will be in France from June 5 to June 9, the White House said on Thursday. On June 6, the US president will first attend ceremonies in Normandy to mark the landing of Allied troops there 80 years ago in World War II. On June 7, Biden will give a speech – also on the French coast in Normandy – on the importance of defending freedom and democracy. Finally, on June 8, Biden and his wife Jill will be received by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on an official state visit in Paris. The state visit…