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Buffeted by strong winds, a crowd including incoming chief executive John Lee watch as oldiers release the Hong Kong and Chinese flags to the sound of the national anthem to mark the 25th handover anniversary. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron visits the family vault of François Mitterrand at the Jarnac cemetery to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of the former president. The ceremony takes place in the presence of about thirty people, due to the Covid-19 crisis. Mitterrand served two terms as president, from 1981-1988 and from 1998-1995. He died on January 8, 1996. IMAGES
Officals, including Germany's Angela Merkel and United States' Mike Pence, arrive at the official ceremony in Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War. IMAGES
Thousands of NATO troops hit the ground in Poland in a massive show of force as the alliance launches its biggest war games in eastern Europe since the Cold War. IMAGES
Gérard Larcher, Yaël Braun-Pivet, Anne Hidalgo and Patricia Miralles take part in the ceremony in tribute to Marshal Philippe Leclerc, as part of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris. On 24 August 1944, the soldiers of the 2nd armoured division, commanded by General Leclerc, entered the capital through the Porte d'Italie. IMAGES
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