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Washington, Apr 24 (EFE).- With the White House release Saturday of a statement describing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as a result of the policies of Turkey's then rulers as "genocide," Joe Biden became the first president of the United States willing to offend the current Turkish government by using the highly freighted word for that horrible episode of World War I. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT)SHOST LIST: PROTESTERS COMMEMORATE THE 1.5 MILLION ARMENIANS KILLED IN THE OTTOMAN-ERA SLAUGHTER NEAR THE TURKISH CONSULATE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.
Dozens of protesters gather outside the American consulate in Istanbul after Joe Biden became the first US president to recognise the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide. The landmark move has drawn praise from Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and condemnation from Turkey's ally Azerbaijan. IMAGES
Yerevan, Apr 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Narek Aleksanyan) The Armenian city of Yerevan on Saturday celebrated a tribute in memory of the 1.5 million Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915.FOOTAGE OF THE TRIBUTE IN YEREVAN, ARMENIA.
Hundreds of people attend an opposition rally in Yerevan against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan amid a deepening political crisis over last year's war with Azerbaijan. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron lays flowers at a monument for Armenian priest Komitas in a ceremony marking the Armenian genocide in Paris. The centrist is the clear favourite to become France's youngest-ever president after topping Sunday's ballot with 23.75 percent of votes, ahead of National Front (FN) leader Le Pen on 21.53 percent. IMAGES of Macron laying flowers
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