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The development of the world's nuclear arms: why, when - and who?

On the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb test, a brief history of nuclear weapons and a look at which countries have them today. Nuclear arms

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Eiffel Tower lit up by fireworks for Bastille Day

Ukraine

MH17: a year on and still no answers

It is almost a year since the tiny village of Rossypne in Eastern Ukraine found itself the focus of global attention. 298 people of differing

France

France pays tribute to its elite armed assault units on Bastille Day in Paris

France paid tribute to its elite armed assault units as they took part in the annual military parade on Bastille Day for the first time. Many wore

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Monaco celebrates Prince Albert's decade on the throne

United Kingdom

Flypast marks 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family turned out to watch a flypast of RAF planes marking the 75th anniversary of the

Gaza

Gaza 0% rebuilt, one year after Operation Protective Edge

One year after fighting between Gaza militants and Israel, the Palestinian enclave remains heaped with ruins — infrastructure and thousands of homes

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North Korea marks 21st anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Europe marks 20 years since Srebrenica massacre

Thousands of marchers in Bosnia and Herzegovina have joined survivors of Europe’s worst mass killing since the Holocaust: the slaughter of some 8,000

United Kingdom

Victim of London bombings worried that people are forgetting what happened

A minute of silence has been held in memory of the victims of the 2005 London bombings

Taiwan

Taiwan defies China with WWII commemoration parade

Taiwan has put on a military parade to commemorate 70 years since the defeat of Japan in the Sino-Japanese War. It was an event designed to highlight

China

Hong Kong marks 18 years of uneasy China rule

A flag raising ceremony signalled the start of celebrations in Hong Kong marking the 18th anniversary of its return to mainland China. It was

Japan

Abe faces angry mourners at Okinawa commemoration

It is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, in which one in four Okinawans were killed in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific theatre at the

Russia

Ceremonies in Moscow and Kyiv to remember the day the German army invaded the Soviet Union

A solemn ceremony in Moscow to commemorate the day the Great Patriotic War started. June 22 1941 was when the the German army turned east and crossed

Culture news

Waterloo exhibition eyes surge in visitors as battle anniversary approaches

The two hundred anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is just around the corner. And a somewhat novel exhibition has been set up to mark the

Culture news

Waterloo fan finishes model replica after forty years

A Belgian Battle of Waterloo enthusiast has completed a model of the momentous day in 1815 he started four decades ago.

Belgium

Belgium uses half-measures to circumvent French veto on Waterloo coin

Belgium has come up with a way to circumvent French opposition to a commemorative 2 euro coin celebrating the Battle of Waterloo. Instead its minting

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Thousands attend Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong

China

Tiananmen remembered: 135,000 attend Hong Kong vigil

The Tiananmen Square crackdown has been remembered, 26 years to the date. A candlelit vigil in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park attracted 135,000 people

Belgium

"Nobody knew exactly what was happening", remembering Heysel 30 years on

Thirty years on from the Heysel tragedy, the memories echo in the minds of those who were there when 39 people died ahead of the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.