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Hiroshima marks the 76th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States with a ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The mayor is expected to urge world leaders to shift away from nuclear deterrence to trust-building dialogue, against the backdrop of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. IMAGES
Victims' families, survivors and dignitaries gather to mark the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the deadliest attack in the period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as the "Troubles". On 15 August, 1998, a massive car bomb planted by dissident republicans tore through Omagh's busy town centre killing 29 people and injuring 220. IMAGES
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha gives alms to Buddhist monks in front of The Grand Palace during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's reign in Bangkok. IMAGES
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva marks the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital last year with a ceremony in Congress declaring "democracy unbowed." IMAGES
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery carries out a 41-gun salute to mark the accession of King Charles III as Britain's monarch, on the first anniversary of the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II. IMAGES
Men are seen sitting on the wall of the former US embassy and locals wave flags of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan -- the name given to the country by its new rulers -- across the capital to celebrate the second anniversary of the Taliban government's takeover of the country. IMAGES
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