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Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella (right) and Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni, presidents of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, president of the Chamber of deputies Lorenzo Fontana and the president of the Republic Sergio Mattarella during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration of National Unity and Armed Forces Day - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni during the celebration of the “Day of National Unity and the Armed Forces” at the Altar of the Fatherland, Rome, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY, ON APRIL 20, 2025, IN SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, ABERRI EGUNA, OR "FATHERLAND DAY," WAS CELEBRATED. IT IS CELEBRATED BY BASQUE NATIONALISTS AND REAFFIRMS THE ATTACHMENT TO BASQUE CULTURE DURING A MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE LOWER NAVARRESE TOWN UNDER THE SLOGAN: "ELGARREKIN - HERRIA - BURUJABETZA" (TOGETHER - THE COUNTRY - SOVEREIGNTY) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean soldiers bow in front of tombstones at the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean citizens visit the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, to offer flowers on the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean citizens offer flowers at the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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N. Korea marks 71st anniv. of Korean War armistice

North Korean soldiers visit the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery in Pyongyang on July 27, 2024, the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement.

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Italy marks Liberation Day with tighter security

STORY: Italy marks Liberation Day with tighter security SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations in Rome STORYLINE: Italy marked the 79th anniversary of its liberation from fascism on Thursday with pomp and circumstance, and tighter security. The celebrations included the traditional laying of a laurel wreath at the Altar of the Fatherland in Rome's Piazza Venezia by President Sergio Mattarella. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the presidents of both chambers of the Parliament and various other dignitaries were also on hand for the wreath-laying. Events to mark the Liberation Day also took place in other cities across the country, including the financial and fashion hub Milan, Florence, the canal city of Venice, and Naples. All the events took place amid heightened security. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Rome. (XHTV)

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Presidential campaign in Russia - Moscow

A flag-banner with Putin's portrait is seen outside Moscow Kremlin one week ahead of the Presidential elections in Russia, March 9, 2024. The text in Russian reads as "For the Fatherland, for the independence, for Putin". Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential campaign in Russia - Moscow

A flag-banner with Putin's portrait is seen outside Moscow Kremlin one week ahead of the Presidential elections in Russia, March 9, 2024. The text in Russian reads as "For the Fatherland, for the independence, for Putin". Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Reviews Royal Guard - Madrid

Queen Sofia of Spain during the act of the oath or promise before the Flag at the "El Rey" Barracks of the Royal Guard, on January 26, 2024 in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. he oath or promise of the Flag is one of the most solemn acts that exist in any nation. In it, with a kiss on the Flag, an oath or promise of obedience and fidelity in the service to the Fatherland is materialized, even at the cost of one's own life. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Reviews Royal Guard - Madrid

Queen Sofia of Spain during the act of the oath or promise before the Flag at the "El Rey" Barracks of the Royal Guard, on January 26, 2024 in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. he oath or promise of the Flag is one of the most solemn acts that exist in any nation. In it, with a kiss on the Flag, an oath or promise of obedience and fidelity in the service to the Fatherland is materialized, even at the cost of one's own life. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Reviews Royal Guard - Madrid

Queen Sofia of Spain during the act of the oath or promise before the Flag at the "El Rey" Barracks of the Royal Guard, on January 26, 2024 in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. he oath or promise of the Flag is one of the most solemn acts that exist in any nation. In it, with a kiss on the Flag, an oath or promise of obedience and fidelity in the service to the Fatherland is materialized, even at the cost of one's own life. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Reviews Royal Guard - Madrid

Queen Sofia of Spain during the act of the oath or promise before the Flag at the "El Rey" Barracks of the Royal Guard, on January 26, 2024 in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. he oath or promise of the Flag is one of the most solemn acts that exist in any nation. In it, with a kiss on the Flag, an oath or promise of obedience and fidelity in the service to the Fatherland is materialized, even at the cost of one's own life. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Sofia Reviews Royal Guard - Madrid

Queen Sofia of Spain during the act of the oath or promise before the Flag at the "El Rey" Barracks of the Royal Guard, on January 26, 2024 in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. he oath or promise of the Flag is one of the most solemn acts that exist in any nation. In it, with a kiss on the Flag, an oath or promise of obedience and fidelity in the service to the Fatherland is materialized, even at the cost of one's own life. Photo by Jose Oliva/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People give cheers of hurrah during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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Cross of Armed Forces of Ukraine temporary installation opens in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 01, 2023 - Secretary of the Dnipro City Council Oleksandr Sanzhara (C) presents medals "Defender of the Fatherland" to relatives of fallen soldiers from Dnipro during the opening ceremony of the temporary installation "Cross of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" made of anti-tank hedgehogs on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine

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Cross of Armed Forces of Ukraine temporary installation opens in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 01, 2023 - "Defender of the Fatherland" medals handed to relatives of fallen soldiers from Dnipro as part of the opening ceremony of the temporary installation "Cross of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" made of anti-tank hedgehogs on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine

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Cross of Armed Forces of Ukraine temporary installation opens in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 01, 2023 - Secretary of the Dnipro City Council Oleksandr Sanzhara (C) presents medals "Defender of the Fatherland" to relatives of fallen soldiers from Dnipro during the opening ceremony of the temporary installation "Cross of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" made of anti-tank hedgehogs on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine

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Cross of Armed Forces of Ukraine temporary installation opens in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 01, 2023 - Secretary of the Dnipro City Council Oleksandr Sanzhara (C) presents medals "Defender of the Fatherland" to relatives of fallen soldiers from Dnipro during the opening ceremony of the temporary installation "Cross of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" made of anti-tank hedgehogs on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine

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Cross of Armed Forces of Ukraine temporary installation opens in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 01, 2023 - Secretary of the Dnipro City Council Oleksandr Sanzhara (C) presents medals "Defender of the Fatherland" to relatives of fallen soldiers from Dnipro during the opening ceremony of the temporary installation "Cross of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" made of anti-tank hedgehogs on the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans attend the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young people dance during the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans attend the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People give cheers of hurrah after the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans attend the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People give cheers of hurrah during the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans attend the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veterans attend the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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DPRK-PYONGYANG-MILITARY PARADE

(230728) -- PYONGYANG, July 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A military parade is held at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on July 27, 2023 in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the country's Fatherland Liberation War. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-VFF-MEETING (CN)

(230720) -- BEIJING, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien in Beijing, capital of China, July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-VFF-MEETING (CN)

(230720) -- BEIJING, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien in Beijing, capital of China, July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-VFF-MEETING (CN)

(230720) -- BEIJING, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien in Beijing, capital of China, July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-VIETNAM-VFF-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230719) -- BEIJING, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with the President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-VIETNAM-VFF-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(230719) -- BEIJING, July 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with the President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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Italy celebrates 77th Republic Day

STORY: Italy celebrates 77th Republic Day DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebrations in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's traditional Republic Day celebrations were held on Friday in Rome, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1946 referendum in which Italians chose to abandon the monarchy and become a republic. The country's leaders said the nation's past challenges prepared it for future challenges. The day's festivities included a traditional flyover of air force jets dramatically trailing smoke in the green, white and red colors of the national flag and a military parade in the shadow of the Colosseum. Italy's President Sergio Mattarella laid a traditional laurel wreath with a three-color ribbon at the Altar of the Fatherland. Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, most cabinet ministers, and the mayors of more than 300 Italian cities and towns attended the festivities, which attracted dense crowds and was broadcast nationally

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Russia's Vladivostok celebrates Defender of Fatherland Day with fireworks

STORY: Russia's Vladivostok celebrates Defender of Fatherland Day with fireworks DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a street of Vladivostok 2. various of a woman waiting for the fireworks show 3. various of the fireworks show 4. various of audience leaving after the fireworks show STORYLINE: Thursday marked the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia. Fireworks were set off during a celebration in Vladivostok. The Defender of the Fatherland Day is a Russian national holiday that celebrates those who are and were serving in the armed forces. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Vladivostok, Russia. (XHTV)

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RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-FIREWORKS FOR DEFENDER OF THE FATHERLAND DAY

(230223) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks are set off to celebrate the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Vladivostok, Russia, Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)