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Missak Manouchian, an Armenian genocide survivor who went on to become a French Resistance hero, will enter France’s Pantheon mausoleum of revered historical figures next year, President Emmanuel Macron announced in a statement…

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront ceremony marking the 79th…

Issued on: 19/04/2023 - 09:00 Poland will on Wednesday mark 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when hundreds of Jews launched a doomed attack against the Nazis,…

Issued on: 11/02/2023 - 10:33 Tens of thousands of Iranians hit the streets in Tehran and other cities on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution,…

Issued on: 05/09/2022 - 17:41 Germany on Monday sought "forgiveness" from families of victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics attack, admitting responsibility for a litany of…

By SYLVIE CORBET and JEFF SCHAEFFER - The Associated Press COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy.As several dozen D-Day veterans —…

Commemorations in Hong Kong of the Tiananmen Square massacre have largely been snuffed out, as authorities seek to crush observance of the crackdown on student protesters in a city that has typically held the biggest annual vigil on…

Issued on: 08/05/2022 - 13:21 French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked the anniversary of the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, overshadowed this…

Issued on: 25/04/2022 - 19:44 Several hundred people attended Anzac Day commemorations in France on Monday honouring Australian and New Zealand soldiers who died during World…

5/5 © Reuters. Australians and New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day during a march through the city centre in Sydney, Australia, April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 2/5 SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered across Australia…