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New stamps to celebrate anniversary of AC/DC's debut album

AC/DC released their debut album 'High Voltage' in 1975 and went on to become one of the world's biggest rock bands. The new set of stamps celebrates their career and live performances.

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80 years since liberation of Auschwitz remembered

The 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation has been marked by a ceremony at the former Nazi death camp.

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Anti-extremism centre opens in house of Auschwitz commandant

The family home next to Auschwitz – immortalized on screen in last year’s Oscar-winning film ‘The Zone of Interest’ - is opening its doors to the public for the first time. This coincides with an alarming international survey examining Holocaust knowledge and awareness.

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Holocaust commemorated as Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on 27 January, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII.

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World leaders commemorate victims of Nazi Germany

World leaders will be attending the ceremony at Auschwitz on Monday including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Britain’s King Charles III.

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Here’s how Britain is celebrating 200 years of rail travel in 2025

At 12 noon on New Year’s Day, nearly 200 vintage locomotives around the world blew their whistles to ring in a special year for rail travel.

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Candlelight vigil in Thailand on tsunami's 20th anniversary

Crowds gathered as they took part in a candlelight vigil on Thursday in the Thai village of Ban Nam Khem to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.

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Pelosi hospitalised in Luxembourg after injury

The former US-House of Representatives Speaker had travelled to Luxembourg to attend commemorations on the 80th anniversary of WW II 'Battle of the Bulge'.

USA

A guide to Thanksgiving for confused Europeans

Every year, Americans go mad for Thanksgiving. While many American traditions have been embraced abroad, this is one day that's still a mystery to most Europeans.

Moments

Tour the Berlin Wall this month for the 35th anniversary of its fall

35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, here's how to celebrate in the German capital.

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Avo-cuddle: Plush toy company Jellycat celebrates its 25th anniversary

Connoisseurs of all things cute and cuddly, Jellycat turns 25 this year - and highlights a huge boom in adults collecting fluffy foods with a face.

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Royal Mail stamps celebrate 60 years of British rock band The Who

A special set of stamps is being issued to mark the 60th anniversary of rock band The Who. And they look all kinds of nice.

China

Xi warns of 'rough seas' as China fetes 75 years of communist rule

Commemorations were also held in the former UK colony of Hong Kong and Portugal’s former territory of Macao, both of which returned to Chinese sovereignty in the late 1990s.

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80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden commemorated near Arnhem

Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions, Operation Market Garden.

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Croatia marks 29 years since decisive 'Operation Storm' offensive

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković called the anniversary a celebration of freedom.

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Royal Mail celebrates the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons

Royal Mail celebrates the 50th anniversary of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, which is enjoyed by around 64 million fans globally.

Design

Barbie's 65th anniversary celebrated at London Design Museum

The show presents 250 objects from Barbie's world, including 180 dolls spanning seven decades.

Spain

King Felipe VI celebrates 10 years as Spain's head of state

After ascending to the throne following his father Juan Carlos I's dramatic abdication, Felipe VI oversaw a politically tumultuous time in which Spain dealt with several political earthquakes, including the 2017 Catalan independence crisis.

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Re-enactment of D-day landings marks 80th anniversary

A re-enactment of the D-day landings, on its 80th anniversary, takes place on Normandy beach.

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Europe gears up to mark 80 years since D-Day landings

D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, remains the biggest amphibious operation in military history, involving around 150,000 Allied forces landing in Normandy on 6 June 1944.