UK: HMS Belfast Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of D-Day With Gun Salute 4

HMS Belfast, now docked on the River Thames as a museum ship in London, simulated a gun salute to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day landing on Thursday, June 6.

UK: HMS Belfast Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of D-Day With Gun Salute 2

HMS Belfast, now docked on the River Thames as a museum ship in London, simulated a gun salute to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day landing on Thursday, June 6.

UK: HMS Belfast Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of D-Day With Gun Salute 3

HMS Belfast, now docked on the River Thames as a museum ship in London, simulated a gun salute to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day landing on Thursday, June 6.

UK: HMS Belfast Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of D-Day With Gun Salute

HMS Belfast, now docked on the River Thames as a museum ship in London, simulated a gun salute to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day landing on Thursday, June 6.

The Tartu Student Days festival

The Tartu Student Days festival

27.04.2024, Tartu. The annual Tartu Student Days spring festival. "Cant cross Emajõgi"- although the events name suggests otherwise, the aim of the event is to get across the Emajõgi river. To achieve this, you must build a boat/ship from random materials at hand that can carry both you and your teammate. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

The Tartu Student Days festival

The Tartu Student Days festival

27.04.2024, Tartu. The annual Tartu Student Days spring festival. "Cant cross Emajõgi"- although the events name suggests otherwise, the aim of the event is to get across the Emajõgi river. To achieve this, you must build a boat/ship from random materials at hand that can carry both you and your teammate. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

The Tartu Student Days festival

The Tartu Student Days festival

27.04.2024, Tartu. The annual Tartu Student Days spring festival. "Cant cross Emajõgi"- although the events name suggests otherwise, the aim of the event is to get across the Emajõgi river. To achieve this, you must build a boat/ship from random materials at hand that can carry both you and your teammate. Photo Sille Annuk, Tartu Postimees

St. Petersburg marks Scarlet Sails festival, school graduation

STORY: St. Petersburg marks Scarlet Sails festival, school graduation DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Scarlet Sails festival STORYLINE: Russia's second-largest city of St. Petersburg celebrated the Scarlet Sails festival over the weekend while commemorating school graduation for students. The event began with a grand concert on the Palace Square, and reached its climax when a ship with scarlet sails appeared on the Neva River as fireworks lit up the sky. The event, held in St. Petersburg annually at the end of June, has become a famous cultural and tourism activity, attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators from home and abroad annually. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia. (XHTV)

Japan promotes food, culture in France

Japan promotes food, culture in France

Participants of the Kitamaebune merchant ship forum pose for a group photo along the Seine River in Paris on Oct. 17, 2022. The forum is part of a four-day event in France aimed at promoting Japanese food and culture.

Festival of tamao inari shrine

Festival of tamao inari shrine

The festival of the Tamao Inari across the river. The banners have Tamao Inari Daimyojin written on them. There are piers along the shore reinforced with stone embankments, and houseboats float on the river.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number24‐27‐0]