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The royal couple lit the candles at Buckingham Palace after meeting a survivor of the Second World War genocide

Berlin (AFP) - The German parliament on Friday dedicated its annual Holocaust commemorations for the first time to people killed for their sexual or gender identity, and acknowledged decades of post-war persecution.

Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday repeated a claim that neo-Nazis were committing crimes in Ukraine -- an allegation Moscow has used to justify its military intervention -- as the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine's defences with heavy fighting in the east of the country, underlining Kyiv's need of more Western weapons, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. president or vice president, is in Poland and Germany to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and address rising antisemitism around the world.

Kellinu Portelli was described as an "extremely" fit climber who was "well prepared" for the trek, an inquest heard

Maralyn Turgel spoke to the Mirror about what it was like growing up with a Holocaust survivor father and why it's paramount her family keep his story alive this Holocaust Memorial Day

Watch live as the museum on the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp marks the anniversary of the liberation in 1945.

Most states don’t require that the Holocaust be taught. Even in states where it is mandated, the mandate usually just requires that it be taught, without specifics. Too many mandates are noble in principle, but ineffective in practice.