This year marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France.

On June 6, 1944, tens of thousands of Allied troops landed on five stretches of the Normandy coastline, codenamed Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history, and it laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Events were held around the world Thursday to commemorate the occasion and pay respects to those who gave their lives.

"We're not far off from the time when the last living voices of those who fought and bled on D-Day will no longer be with us, so we have a special obligation," US President Joe Biden said in a speech at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. "We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come."

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

Migrants from Mexico sit in a van be transported in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, on Tuesday, June 4. The Biden administration is quickly invoking an authority to shut off access to asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally, a significant attempt by President Joe Biden to address head on one of his biggest political vulnerabilities. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F04%2Fpolitics%2Fimmigration-biden-border-authority%2Findex.html" target="_blank">The new executive action</a> bars migrants who cross the border illegally from seeking asylum — a departure from decades-long protocol — once a daily threshold is met. Unless they meet certain exemptions, migrants will be turned away to Mexico or returned to their origin country.
Migrants from Mexico sit in a van be transported in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, on Tuesday, June 4. The Biden administration is quickly invoking an authority to shut off access to asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally, a significant attempt by President Joe Biden to address head on one of his biggest political vulnerabilities. The new executive action bars migrants who cross the border illegally from seeking asylum — a departure from decades-long protocol — once a daily threshold is met. Unless they meet certain exemptions, migrants will be turned away to Mexico or returned to their origin country.
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A home near Tracy, California, burns during the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F02%2Fus%2Fgrass-fire-evacuation-san-joaquin-tracy-california%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Corral Fire</a> on Saturday, June 1. The grass fire began in Tracy on Saturday, forcing some evacuations.
A home near Tracy, California, burns during the Corral Fire on Saturday, June 1. The grass fire began in Tracy on Saturday, forcing some evacuations.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by supporters as he arrives at his party's headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 4. Modi declared victory in national elections on Tuesday, but his goal of winning an unassailable majority was left in tatters after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F04%2Findia%2Findia-election-modi-victory-declaration-intl-hnk%2Findex.html" target="_blank">voters delivered a shock result</a> that reduced the extent of his party's grip on power.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greeted by supporters as he arrives at his party's headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 4. Modi declared victory in national elections on Tuesday, but his goal of winning an unassailable majority was left in tatters after voters delivered a shock result that reduced the extent of his party's grip on power.
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Angela McDonald shares a moment with her great-granddaughter Ah'Mia Marshall at McDonald's apartment in Boca Raton, Florida, on Thursday, May 30.
Angela McDonald shares a moment with her great-granddaughter Ah'Mia Marshall at McDonald's apartment in Boca Raton, Florida, on Thursday, May 30.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, atop an Atlas V rocket, lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, June 5. On what was <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F06%2Fscience%2Fboeing-starliner-new-helium-leaks-scn%2Findex.html" target="_blank">its maiden voyage</a>, the Starliner carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, atop an Atlas V rocket, lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, June 5. On what was its maiden voyage, the Starliner carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2019%2F10%2F11%2Fsport%2Fgallery%2Fsimone-biles%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Simone Biles</a> competes in the floor exercise at the US Gymnastics Championships on Friday, May 31. She would later win <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F02%2Fsport%2Fsimone-biles-xfinity-us-gymnastics-championships-second-day-spt-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">a record-extending ninth national title</a> in the all-around.
Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise at the US Gymnastics Championships on Friday, May 31. She would later win a record-extending ninth national title in the all-around.
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People cheer during the Bangkok Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, June 1. Earlier this year, Thailand's House of Representatives <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F03%2F27%2Fasia%2Fthailand-passes-marriage-equality-bill-intl-hnk%2Findex.html" target="_blank">voted to legalize same-sex marriage</a>, bringing the country a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal marital rights.
People cheer during the Bangkok Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, June 1. Earlier this year, Thailand's House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage, bringing the country a step closer to becoming the third territory in Asia to guarantee equal marital rights.
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Wildlife officials, along with firefighters and police officers, use a tarp to catch a tranquilized black bear as it falls from a tree in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 4. The bear had roamed into a suburban neighborhood near a high school, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennlive.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F06%2Fbear-in-tree-puts-cumberland-county-high-school-on-alert.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">according to Pennlive.com</a>.
Wildlife officials, along with firefighters and police officers, use a tarp to catch a tranquilized black bear as it falls from a tree in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 4. The bear had roamed into a suburban neighborhood near a high school, according to Pennlive.com.
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Israeli soldiers use a hose to extinguish flames by the side of a road close to the country's border with Lebanon on Tuesday, June 4. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F05%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisrael-lebanon-cross-border-tensions-escalate-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Cross-border attacks from Lebanon</a> led to large fires blazing through Israel's northern region this week, consuming swathes of land and leading to the evacuation of residents. Israel attributed the blaze to rocket fire from southern Lebanon, where the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah said it had launched a "swarm of drones" at Israeli military sites. The Israeli military warned it was prepared to launch a large-scale attack to deter Hezbollah.
Israeli soldiers use a hose to extinguish flames by the side of a road close to the country's border with Lebanon on Tuesday, June 4. Cross-border attacks from Lebanon led to large fires blazing through Israel's northern region this week, consuming swathes of land and leading to the evacuation of residents. Israel attributed the blaze to rocket fire from southern Lebanon, where the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah said it had launched a "swarm of drones" at Israeli military sites. The Israeli military warned it was prepared to launch a large-scale attack to deter Hezbollah.
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Medics tend to an injured infant at a hospital in Deir El-Balah, Gaza, following an Israeli bombardment in the Bureij area on Tuesday, June 4. The Israeli military <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F04%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisrael-assault-bureij-gaza-intl-latam%2Findex.html" target="_blank">launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday</a> as it ramped up attacks in its war against Hamas.
Medics tend to an injured infant at a hospital in Deir El-Balah, Gaza, following an Israeli bombardment in the Bureij area on Tuesday, June 4. The Israeli military launched a new ground and air assault in central Gaza on Tuesday as it ramped up attacks in its war against Hamas.
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Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, leaves a federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, along with his wife, Melissa, on Tuesday, June 4. Hunter Biden is <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F02%2Fpolitics%2Fhunter-biden-trial-preview%2Findex.html" target="_blank">standing trial on felony gun charges</a>. He is accused of illegally purchasing and possessing a gun while abusing or being addicted to drugs, a violation of federal law. He pleaded not guilty to the three charges, though he has been open about his struggles with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction.
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, leaves a federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, along with his wife, Melissa, on Tuesday, June 4. Hunter Biden is standing trial on felony gun charges. He is accused of illegally purchasing and possessing a gun while abusing or being addicted to drugs, a violation of federal law. He pleaded not guilty to the three charges, though he has been open about his struggles with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction.
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This aerial picture shows buffaloes cooling off in a branch of the Euphrates River near Hilla, Iraq, on Friday, May 31.
This aerial picture shows buffaloes cooling off in a branch of the Euphrates River near Hilla, Iraq, on Friday, May 31.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives to testify at a US House subcommittee hearing on Monday, June 3. The hearing was about the United States' Covid-19 pandemic response and the origins of the virus, and this was Fauci's first public testimony on Capitol Hill since his retirement from government service. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F03%2Fpolitics%2Ffauci-testimony-house-hearing-covid-19%2Findex.html" target="_blank">The hearing turned contentious at times</a> as Republicans grilled Fauci over a wide range of topics, including the basis for public health recommendations during the pandemic and email use by public health officials.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives to testify at a US House subcommittee hearing on Monday, June 3. The hearing was about the United States' Covid-19 pandemic response and the origins of the virus, and this was Fauci's first public testimony on Capitol Hill since his retirement from government service. The hearing turned contentious at times as Republicans grilled Fauci over a wide range of topics, including the basis for public health recommendations during the pandemic and email use by public health officials.
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A Rarámuri woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Norogachi, Mexico, on Sunday, June 2. Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and former mayor of Mexico City, as <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F03%2Famericas%2Fmexico-election-result-first-female-president-intl-hnk" target="_blank">its first female president</a>. Sheinbaum won around 60% of the vote, marking a historic achievement in a mostly Catholic country known for its deeply patriarchal culture.
A Rarámuri woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Norogachi, Mexico, on Sunday, June 2. Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and former mayor of Mexico City, as its first female president. Sheinbaum won around 60% of the vote, marking a historic achievement in a mostly Catholic country known for its deeply patriarchal culture.
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A plane flies over women playing volleyball after they attended church in Arlington, Virginia, on Sunday, June 2.
A plane flies over women playing volleyball after they attended church in Arlington, Virginia, on Sunday, June 2.
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A Ukrainian serviceman hugs his comrade after he was part of a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F05%2Feurope%2Femaciated-ukrainian-pow-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">prisoner-of-war exchange</a> with Russia on Friday, May 31. It was the fourth prisoner swap this year and the 52nd since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
A Ukrainian serviceman hugs his comrade after he was part of a prisoner-of-war exchange with Russia on Friday, May 31. It was the fourth prisoner swap this year and the 52nd since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F01%2Fsport%2Fchampions-league-final-borussia-dortmund-real-madrid-spt-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">winning the Champions League final</a> on Saturday, June 1. Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to win its record-extending 15th European Cup.
Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League final on Saturday, June 1. Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to win its record-extending 15th European Cup.
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The sun sets behind the "Standing with Giants" installation at the Normandy British Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, France, on Sunday, June 2. The D-Day anniversary was June 6.
The sun sets behind the "Standing with Giants" installation at the Normandy British Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, France, on Sunday, June 2. The D-Day anniversary was June 6.
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People in Nuseirat, Gaza, look inside a United Nations-run school that was struck by an <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F06%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisrael-airstrike-un-school-gaza-intl-hnk%2Findex.html" target="_blank">overnight Israeli airstrike</a> on Thursday, June 6. At least 40 people were killed in the strike, according to medical workers at the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. The school, run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was housing displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the time of the incident, the Gaza government media office said. The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the airstrike, which it said targeted a Hamas compound operating inside the school. Israeli military spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner later told journalists the military was not "aware of any civilian casualties."
People in Nuseirat, Gaza, look inside a United Nations-run school that was struck by an overnight Israeli airstrike on Thursday, June 6. At least 40 people were killed in the strike, according to medical workers at the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. The school, run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was housing displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the time of the incident, the Gaza government media office said. The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the airstrike, which it said targeted a Hamas compound operating inside the school. Israeli military spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner later told journalists the military was not "aware of any civilian casualties."
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Claudia Sheinbaum greets her supporters in Mexico City on Monday, June 3, after she was elected as <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F03%2Famericas%2Fmexico-election-result-first-female-president-intl-hnk" target="_blank">Mexico's first female president</a>.
Claudia Sheinbaum greets her supporters in Mexico City on Monday, June 3, after she was elected as Mexico's first female president.
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Aryna Sabalenka reacts after missing a shot against Mirra Andreeva during their quarterfinal match at the French Open on Wednesday, June 5. Andreeva won in three sets.
Aryna Sabalenka reacts after missing a shot against Mirra Andreeva during their quarterfinal match at the French Open on Wednesday, June 5. Andreeva won in three sets.
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Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of baseball star Shohei Ohtani, leaves federal court in Santa Ana, California, on Tuesday, June 4. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F04%2Fus%2Fohtani-interpreter-guilty%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Mizuhara pleaded guilty to fraud and tax charges</a> for stealing almost $17 million from Ohtani's bank account to pay off gambling debts.
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter of baseball star Shohei Ohtani, leaves federal court in Santa Ana, California, on Tuesday, June 4. Mizuhara pleaded guilty to fraud and tax charges for stealing almost $17 million from Ohtani's bank account to pay off gambling debts.
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An employee works at a seedling nursery in Lianyungang, China, on Wednesday, June 5.
An employee works at a seedling nursery in Lianyungang, China, on Wednesday, June 5.
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Abrams tanks are driven in southwestern Morocco's Tan-Tan region on Friday, May 31, during the annual "African Lion" joint military exercise involving US and Moroccan forces.
Abrams tanks are driven in southwestern Morocco's Tan-Tan region on Friday, May 31, during the annual "African Lion" joint military exercise involving US and Moroccan forces.
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US President Joe Biden puts on a Kansas City Chiefs football helmet as he <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F05%2F31%2Fpolitics%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-white-house%2Findex.html" target="_blank">welcomes the Super Bowl champions to the White House</a> on Friday, May 31.
US President Joe Biden puts on a Kansas City Chiefs football helmet as he welcomes the Super Bowl champions to the White House on Friday, May 31.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith is dunked with water after he hit a home run to defeat the San Francisco Giants on Monday, June 3.
The Arizona Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith is dunked with water after he hit a home run to defeat the San Francisco Giants on Monday, June 3.
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Law enforcement officers salute the flag-draped remains of Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell on Thursday, May 30. Mitchell, 36, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F05%2F30%2Fus%2Fminneapolis-incident-officers-injured%2Findex.html" target="_blank">was killed by a gunman who ambushed him</a> as he responded to the scene of another shooting, police said.
Law enforcement officers salute the flag-draped remains of Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell on Thursday, May 30. Mitchell, 36, was killed by a gunman who ambushed him as he responded to the scene of another shooting, police said.
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A seagull flies above a rooftop in Rome on Sunday, June 2.
A seagull flies above a rooftop in Rome on Sunday, June 2.
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Workers respond to a broken water line in Atlanta on Saturday, June 1. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F06%2F06%2Fus%2Fatlanta-boil-water-advisory-lifted%2Findex.html" target="_blank">A string of water main breaks</a> left parts of the city without drinkable water for nearly a week.
Workers respond to a broken water line in Atlanta on Saturday, June 1. A string of water main breaks left parts of the city without drinkable water for nearly a week.
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This image, taken from House Television, shows US Rep. John Rose speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives as his son Guy makes a face on Monday, June 3. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FRepJohnRose%2Fstatus%2F1797688453209211143" target="_blank" target="_blank">Rose later posted the video on X</a>, saying, "This is what I get for telling my son Guy to smile at the camera for his little brother."
This image, taken from House Television, shows US Rep. John Rose speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives as his son Guy makes a face on Monday, June 3. Rose later posted the video on X, saying, "This is what I get for telling my son Guy to smile at the camera for his little brother."
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Members of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury huddle before a game in Seattle on Tuesday, June 4.
Members of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury huddle before a game in Seattle on Tuesday, June 4.
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People in Kyiv, Ukraine, attend the funeral of Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh, a Ukrainian combat medic who was killed in action, on Sunday, June 2.
People in Kyiv, Ukraine, attend the funeral of Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh, a Ukrainian combat medic who was killed in action, on Sunday, June 2.
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Supporters of Jacksonville, Florida's LGBTQ community organized a rainbow lighting of the city's Main Street Bridge on Friday, May 31. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonville.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F06%2F01%2Fjacksonville-residents-shine-pride-lights-after-florida-stops-official-bridge-displa-them-on-bridges%2F73914750007%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">According to the Florida Times-Union</a>, the lighting was in response to a state Department of Transportation decision to keep the nearby Acosta Bridge lit red, white and blue all summer. Acosta had rainbow lights the past three years for Pride Month. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F05%2F30%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fphotos-this-week-may-23-may-30%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See last week in 39 photos</a>.
Supporters of Jacksonville, Florida's LGBTQ community organized a rainbow lighting of the city's Main Street Bridge on Friday, May 31. According to the Florida Times-Union, the lighting was in response to a state Department of Transportation decision to keep the nearby Acosta Bridge lit red, white and blue all summer. Acosta had rainbow lights the past three years for Pride Month. See last week in 39 photos.
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