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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
The bells of Britain's Westminister Abbey bells ring out on the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death and the accession of her son King Charles III as monarch. IMAGES
A sea of mourners mass across Bangkok's historic heart as funeral rituals begin for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a revered monarch whose death last year after a seven-decade reign left Thailand bereft of its only unifying figure. IMAGES
The Thai king formally appoints Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, as Thailand's new prime minister. Paetongtarn, the kingdom's youngest ever PM, comes to office after a court sacked the previous premier. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron kicks off three days of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, by presiding over the first ceremony at Plumelec, in the Morbihan region, in memory of the Breton maquisards and the first Free French paratroopers in the SAS, the British special forces, who launched Operation Overlord on the night of 5 to 6 June to open up a new front against Adolf Hitler. IMAGES
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