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Al Jazeera
18-05-2025
- General
- Al Jazeera
Week in Pictures: From deadly storms in US to forced displacement in Gaza
From Palestinian commemorations of the Nakba, or 'catastrophe', of their mass dispossession during the creation of Israel in 1948 to floods in Argentina, here is a look at the week in photos.
BBC News
08-05-2025
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- BBC News
VE Day 80: Westminster Abbey thanksgiving service and two minute silence to mark anniversary
It's the fourth day of commemorations - what's happened so far? Image source, PA Media Though today is officially VE Day, commemorations began on Monday, with a military procession and a Red Arrows flypast. Thousands gathered to line the streets near Buckingham Palace to witness the event, with King Charles rising to salute the soldiers taking part. Image source, PA Media Prince William, Catherine, and their three children were among the royals standing on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the flypast. They gazed upwards as the Red Arrows streaked the sky with red, white and blue trails. Image source, PA Media Commemorations continued on Tuesday, with the return of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies the Tower of London marked by a visit by Queen Camilla. , Queen Camilla signs the visitors' book whilst visiting the ceramic poppies at the Tower of London. On Tuesday evening, dozens of buildings across the UK were lit up for the anniversary, including Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street, and the Houses of Parliament. , Big Ben illuminated with a Union flag to mark the 80th anniversary of VE day On Wednesday, the Parliament Choir held an anniversary concert in Westminster Hall supported by the Sinfonia Smith Square orchestra.
