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Landau (Germany), May 5 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Ronald Wittek).- More than 18,000 bunkers, tunnels and trenches formed the German defensive line known as the Siegfried Line during the World War II.Germany will mark 75 years since the end of World War II on May 8.FOOTAGE OF THE SIEGFRIED LINE IN THE GERMAN CITY OF LANDAU.
A sail-past and fly-past mark the end of the UK's official event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the operation that saw the World War Two allies launch an amphibious assault on Hitler's 'fortress Europe'. IMAGES
People in Warsaw rally in support of Ukraine as the country marks the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. IMAGES
Smoke billows over Gaza City at the end of the 23rd day of the war as fighting continues in the enclave after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli officials. Since the 7 October attack, more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's relentless retaliatory bombardment, half of them children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Algeria has helped Europe diversify its energy supplies by pumping more gas to Italy, French President Emmanuel Macron says during a visit to Africa's top gas exporter. Dismissing suggestions that Italy and France were "in competition" for Algerian gas, Macron welcoms a deal Algeria signed last month to pump more gas to Italy. The deal is "good for Italy, it's good for Europe and it improves the diversification of Europe," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE TO COMPLETE VIDI32H44WP_EN & VIDI32H46TY_EN
In Kyiv's Maidan Square, air raid sirens ring out at night after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow's advance in Ukraine is "going to plan" and Kyiv appealed for Western military aid on Thursday, even as the warring sides met for ceasefire talks. IMAGES