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The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's catastrophic retreat from Moscow in 1812 are laid to rest in a rare moment of unity between the two countries. IMAGES
Bogotá, Oct 26 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: Juan Diego López) The death in a military operation of Andrés Vanegas Londoño, alias "Uriel", head of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the jungle department of Chocó (west) was a huge blow for the guerrilla.STATEMENTS FROM CARLOS HOLMES TRUJILLO COLOMBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE: "We are talking about a criminal whose objective was to sabotage and dismiss the institution through acts of violence, vandalism and terrorism, using weapons, lethal instruments and social networks as propaganda, at a national and international level, to spread criminal actions and challenge the country of Colombia."
A large French flag flies above the first level of the Eiffel Tower as part of the annual 8 May commemorations. This year marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe but ceremonies have had to be scaled back and held without the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Cambridge-educated economist, Guy Scott, takes over as interim leader of Zambia, following the death of President Michael Sata. Pavithra George reports.
People arrive at the Savigny-sur-Orge mosque, during the funeral of Shemseddine, a 15-year-old French teenager beaten to death after school in Viry-Chatillon, south of Paris. Mats and sheets are held up as the hearse arrives in strict privacy at the request of the family. IMAGES
British and French troops stage a joint parade at Buckingham Palace to mark the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, the bilateral agreements signed on April 8, 1904 by the two countries to settle colonial disputes. IMAGES