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Paratroopers land on Omaha Beach during the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, to commemorate the 500 paratroopers dropped by the British air force in the Normandy skies on the night of 5 to 6 June 1944 during Operation Overlord to open up a new front against Nazi Germany. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky receives a standing ovation during the international ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy. "Thank you to the Ukrainian people for their bravery. We are here and we will not weaken," says French President Emmanuel Macron in his speech. IMAGES
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Hundreds gather outside the Russian embassy in Berlin to protest against Russia's invasion in Ukraine on the last day of a presidential election guaranteed to see Vladimir Putin win another six-year term. IMAGES
At least 120,000 people attend a rally for hostages in Tel Aviv according to the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum Headquarters. The hostages were taken by Hamas following the militant group's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel. Marking the 100 days mark since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the rally will go on for 24 hours until the evening of 14 January. IMAGES
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