Canadian World War II veterans have joined current members of the country's armed forces on Wednesday at a military cemetery in France to observe the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

OPRAH WINFREY, TONY BENNETT AND DAVID LETTERMAN DEDICATE NEW STATUE OF LIBERTY MUSEUM

A new museum opening at the Statue of Liberty is giving visitors another opportunity to explore its history and the impact the iconic structure has had on the world.

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG HELPS OPEN NEW STATUE OF LIBERTY MUSEUM

Italy's hard-line Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has led a rally of right-wing populist leaders ahead of next week's European Parliament elections.

A new federal lawsuit filed in Atlanta seeks to block a Georgia law that bans most abortions, saying it's unconstitutional.

US President Donald Trump met with victims of religious persecution at the White House Wednesday in the Oval Office.

FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus121911

French director Christophe Gans presented his take on the traditional fairy tale of The Beauty and the Beast starring actors Vincent Cassel, Lea Seydoux and Andre Dussolier at the Berlinale film festival on Friday CLEAN : The Beauty...

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY

DONALD TRUMP GETS STATUE IN WIFE'S HOMELAND OF SLOVENIA

A large wooden statue of the US President Donald Trump has been erected in Slovenia, the homeland of his wife Melania.

POLAND'S TOP FILMMAKERS PROTEST FESTIVAL ADMISSION RULES

The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there's a “50% chance” the structure might not be entirely saved, because scaffolding installed before this year's fire is threatening the vaults of the...

LEAD IN:

CLEAN: Exterior shots of Vice President Dan Quayle making a speech to US Marines during Operation Desert Sheild on 30 December 1990 in Eastern Saudi Arabia

A symbolic pro-democracy statue that once stood at the top of a famous Hong Kong mountain has gone on display as the anniversary of last year's massive protests nears, and Beijing moves forward with a plan to impose a security law on the...

A handful of Hong Kongers display American flags in front of the US consulate to mark the US Independence Day. Heavy security was deployed at the US consulate and those carrying American flags were stopped and searched by the police...

Police detain a protester at an anti-lockdown demonstration in central London in the Regents Street area.



Protest is not a permitted exemption to the prohibition on gatherings under current coronavirus regulations in England...

Former Prime Minister and opposition presidential candidate in the Central African Republic, Anicet Georges Dologuélé, goes to the polling station for the first round of legislative and presidential elections (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...

The head of a controversial "sugar daddy" dating website was charged Wednesday with causing public alarm after his claims that university students were using the service sparked an outcry (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Sharon Stone, Bryan Cranston and other jury members hit the red carpet on the opening night of the 20th Tribeca Film Festival in New York City (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Putschists in Guinea release a group of political opponents of deposed president Alpha Conde, as the regional bloc ECOWAS prepares to discuss the turmoil in the West African nation (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

It's not normal": several thousand people are demonstrating again in Paris against the health pass for the eighth consecutive Saturday, at the call of politician Florian Philippot (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)