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In a final farewell to Israeli leader Shimon Peres, U.S. President Barack Obama pays tribute to the elder statesman's efforts for peace in the Middle East.
World leaders join family, friends and political colleagues of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres for a final farewell. Paul Chapman reports.
World leaders join family, friends and political colleagues of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres for a final farewell. Paul Chapman reports.
Chemi Peres, the son of Shimon Peres, along with Peres' personal doctor as well as the director of the Sheba Medical Center, addressed the media from the hospital to announce the death of former Israeli president Shimon Peres at age 93 and to highlight his contribution to Israel. Israel has declared a day of national mourning after the country's longest serving politician passed away in the early hours of the morning.
Hundreds of people bid farewell to Colombian artist Fernando Botero in his hometown of Medellin, as his coffin is carried by soldiers in Botero Square to the Museum of Antioquia, which houses hundreds of paintings and sculptures that the artist donated to the city. IMAGES
French tycoon Bernard Tapie's coffin is cheered on the pitch of the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, as supporters pay one last tribute to "the boss" before his burial on Friday. A huge sports fan, Tapie was the longtime chair of the Olympique de Marseille football club, guiding them to five successive league triumphs and the 1993 Champions League title. IMAGES
Algiers, Sep 19 (EFE).- Flags flew at half-mast in Algeria on Sunday as the country buried Abdelaziz Bouteflika at a cemetery for its independence heroes.Bouteflika, the North African country’s longest-serving president, died at the age of 84 on 17 September 2021. (Camera: NACERA OUABOU). SHOT LIST: ALGERIAN SECURITY FORCES ACCOMPANY THE COFFIN OF FORMER PRESIDENT ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA TO THE EL-ALIA CEMETERY IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA.
Grombalia (Tunisia), Jan 23 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Mohamed Messara).- Hundreds gave the final farewell to the former vice-president of the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia and member of the Ennahdha Movement, Meherzia Labid, in Grombalia, south of Tunisia. FOOTAGE OF THE FUNERAL IN GROMBALIA, TUNISIA.