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'Demons of antisemitism' still in France: Macron honors Alfred Dreyfus, new statue installed

The French president honored the new Alfred Dreyfus statue in France 120 years after the Jewish French military officer was exonerated of charges, though antisemitism in France continues.

 France's President Emmanuel Macron and Charles Dreyfus grandson of Alfred Dreyfus pay tribute in front of the 3.5-meter (12ft) bronze statue made in 1985 by French artist Louis Mitelberg aka Tim.
Roman statues uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation, June 15, 2026.

WATCH: Two Roman-era statues unearthed during infrastructure dig for Israel Railways near Haifa

Marble bust believed to depict the Roman goddess of love Venus found on a beach in Alicante, Spain, June 10, 2026.

Marble bust believed to depict Roman goddess of love found during excavations at Alicante beach

Jailed Fatah official Marwan Barghouti

British activists attempt to set up statue of terrorist Marwan Barghouti in Parliament Square


New York will erect statue in Brooklyn to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg selflessly pursued truth and justice in a world of division, giving voice to the voiceless and uplifting those who were pushed aside," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

NEW YORK Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds his daily COVID-19 press briefing at the New York Stock Exchange, May 26, 2020

Burnt sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump exhibited in Slovenia

The statue was torched by unknown perpetrators while on show in the open air near her birth place Sevnica, on July 4.

A wooden statue of Melania Trump is seen in the exhibition F**k off illusion from the artist Brad Downey in Koper, Slovenia, September 1, 2020. Picture taken September 1, 2020.

Trump: I should be on Mt. Rushmore for doing 'more than' other presidents

South Dakota's governor was convinced he was joking. "I started laughing," she said, but "he wasn't laughing... he was totally serious."

US NAVY F/A-18E Super Hornets conduct a fly-by of South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore in 2006

What unsolved mystery hides in the middle of the CIA headquarters?

Artist Jim Sanborn knew that some of the world's greatest intelligence officers of the time would be passing by his piece every day, so he decided to create a work of art that would challenge them.

Kryptos at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia

US House to vote on banishing Confederate statues from Capitol building

Democrats said they hoped the legislation would win bipartisan support.

Activists in Richmond, Virginia, took a different approach to vandalizing Cofederate statues by projecting the image of a Pride flag and the initials for Black Lives Matter on a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Friday night in support of black LGBT rights, CNN reported.  Ever since the st

Head of Cecil Rhodes gouged off Cape Town monument

Thousands of protesters have marched across the United States and Europe calling for the removal of monuments seen as glorifying the imperialist nature of countries such as Britain.

A damaged bust of Cecil John Rhodes, a controversial figure in the history of South Africa, is seen after the statue had been vandalised and had the head removed in Cape Town, South Africa, July 14, 2020.

Can America come back from calamity and crisis?

American legend is built on highly imperfect people who strove to create a more perfect union.

WORKMEN GET READY to load the toppled Richmond Howitzers Monument, erected in 1892 to commemorate a Confederate artillery unit, onto a truck, after protesters against racial inequality pulled it down in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday.

Historic evidence for why tearing down statues is the wrong thing to do

'It was wrong to tear down the Chrisopher Columbus statue, because Columbus was not a slave owner.'

A CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS statue lies on the ground outside the Minnesota State Capitol, after taking a forced nosedive on June 10.

Auschwitz: Historic site different from controversial statues

Critics pointed out that Nazi camps are maintained to show their horror, while statues of Confederate leaders exist to glorify them.

The entrance to Auschwitz

Christopher Columbus statue in Baltimore toppled, rolled off harbor

The statue, which was dedicated in 1984, is among the latest of historical figures with problematic legacies linked to racism and slavery to be toppled by protesters throughout the country.

A CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS statue lies on the ground outside the Minnesota State Capitol, after taking a forced nosedive on June 10.