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Armenia marks 111th anniversary of 1915 massacres in Yerevan

Armenia marked the 111th anniversary of the 1915 massacres on 23 and 24 April 2026 with marches and ceremonies in Yerevan, drawing thousands of participants.

24 April 2026

Azerbaijan

Khojaly tragedy remembered as region moves towards peace

Commemorations are taking place to mourn the deaths of hundreds killed in February 1992 in the town of Khojaly during the Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

27 February 2026

World News

Moving on from Holocaust remembrance an insult, Yad Vashem chair says

In November, Yad Vashem announced that the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre had established the identites of five of the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

30 January 2026

Azerbaijan

Remembrance of Soviet massacre pivotal for Azerbaijan's future

On 20 January every year Azerbaijanis pay tribute to those who died in a bloody massacre committed by the former USSR against civilians to suppress the national liberation movement.

20 January 2026

France

A decade on, Paris remembers the 13 November terrorist attacks

Survivors, families and first responders returned to the attack sites as France paid tribute to the lives lost and the wounds that remain.

14 November 2025

France

France honours victims of deadly Paris terror attacks 10 years on

France is commemorating 10 years since the Paris terror attacks with ceremonies led by President Macron and Mayor Hidalgo, honouring the 132 victims at multiple sites.

13 November 2025

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Armistice Day: Paris marks 11 November with Macron honouring war soldiers

Emmanuel Macron marked the 11 November commemoration by honouring fallen soldiers and rekindling the Unknown Soldier's flame in Paris.

11 November 2025

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Giant bamboo snake parades through Japanese village

A giant straw and bamboo snake over 80 metres long was paraded through a Japanese village on Sunday as part of a festival first held in 1988.

1 September 2025

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Tiananmen anniversary passes quietly in Hong Kong once again

Hong Kong again saw no mass commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Wednesday, with candlelit vigils at Victoria Park remaining absent for another year.

4 June 2025

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Vigils and services held on fifth anniversary of George Floyd killing

Thousands across the US are commemorating the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder with vigils, concerts, and church services.

27 May 2025

Europe News

80 years on, France’s last WWII veterans warn peace must be defended

The commemoration saw a parade of veterans' associations, and music performed by military bands from France, Germany, Canada, Cameroon, the US and UK.

9 May 2025

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Astana hosts major military parade for WWII 80th anniversary

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev led commemorations marking 80 years since the end of World War II with a major military parade in Astana on Wednesday.

8 May 2025

World News

Pope Francis: Services held across Latin America in mourning

Before Francis, there hadn't been a non-European Bishop of Rome since the death of Syrian-born Gregory III in 741.

22 April 2025

Europe News

Dresden marks 80th anniversary of World War II Allied bombing

Dresden commemorated the victims of World War II and the destruction of the city eight decades ago with several events on Thursday.

14 February 2025

Europe News

Survivors warn of rising antisemitism on Auschwitz liberation day

Politicians were asked not to speak at this year's event, as it could be the last time survivors gather on 27 January, the date when the Soviets liberated the Nazi death camp in 1945.

27 January 2025

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Commemoration of the Nanjing Massacre in China

In China, 13 December is a national day of remembrance for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

13 December 2024