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Added on the 11/04/2016 13:09:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Pyongyang citizens and servicemen lay flowers in front of giant bronze statues of former leaders on Mansu Hill in North Korea's capital ahead of the 30th anniversary of nation founder Kim Il Sung's death on July 8. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden pays tribute to those who, by fighting on D-Day, 'became heroes' because they knew 'that there are things worth fighting and dying for', during the US ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches. SOUNDBITE
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin takes part in a ceremony in tribute to Stephanie Monferme, a police officer who was fatally stabbed in the entrance of the Rambouillet police station, near Paris, in April 2021 by a Tunisian delivery driver, who was subsequently shot dead by a police officer. IMAGES
A handout portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, dominates UK newspapers for a second day after the 42-year-old British royal apologised for editing the image which was pulled by global photo agencies. The Daily Mirror calls it a 'Picture of Chaos', The Daily Mail refers to a 'PR Disaster', while The Sun demands 'Lay Off Kate'. The princess has not been seen in public since attending a Christmas Day church service, and underwent abdominal surgery in January. IMAGES
Several French political figures, including Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and former President François Hollande, are taking part in the ceremonies commemorating the January 2015 attacks and paying tribute to the Charlie Hebdo victims and to police lieutenant Ahmed Merabet. IMAGES