Anniversaries

Britain and France pledge stronger support as Ukraine marks Independence Day

President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking at a commemorative ceremony marking Ukraine’s 35th Independence Day outside St. Sofia cathedral in Kyiv on Aug 24.

World’s oldest person celebrates 117th birthday with family and friends in Britain

English woman Ethel Caterham, celebrated her 117th birthday on Aug 21 with her family and friends.

Singapore sends Pakistan congratulatory letters to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations

In a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Aug 24, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said both countries have enjoyed “shared warm and friendly relations”.

Peace through strength, says Taiwan’s President Lai on China battle anniversary

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te laid a wreath and bowed at a memorial park for the 68th anniversary of the 1958 clash with Chinese forces on Aug 23.

Quiet tension surfaces as China remembers reform era titans Jiang and Zhu

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji (right) listens to former president Jiang Zemin at the National People’s Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 6, 2002.

China’s Xi leads event marking late leader Jiang Zemin’s 100th birth anniversary

People viewing an exhibition on former Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the Museum of the Communist Party in Beijing on Aug 15.

News analysis

Entrenched, embattled and defiant, the Taliban celebrate 5 years in power

Afghans celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug 14.

Indicted Raul Castro reappears after months out of public view

Former Cuban President Raul Castro attends the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro at the Karl Marx Theatre in Havana, Cuba.

Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostages Square’, focal point for Gaza war protests, officially renamed

Israelis hold a ceremony on July 2 to mark 1000 days since the deadly Oct 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack from Gaza, in a public square which came to be known as ‘hostage square’ in Tel Aviv, Israel,

Cuban President accuses US of ‘political genocide’ on anniversary of revolution

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks during a July 26 ceremony in Pinar del Rio, commemorating the 1953 uprising against US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista that sparked the Cuban Revolution.

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