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Police vehicles patrol the surroundings of Brazil's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in Brasilia, as 2,000 police officers are deployed on the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital on January 8, 2023. Tens of thousands of supporters of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's defeated election rival, far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country's seats of power that day, trashing the premises and calling on the military to oust the veteran leftist. IMAGES
A Christmas tree in Brussels's 16th century Grand Place is illuminated for the season's festivities in front of hundreds of spectators with a sound and light show. IMAGES
Sri Lankan security forces continue to guard a Colombo protest site, after they raided the main anti-government protest camp in the city. IMAGES
South African military tanks are deployed on the streets near Johannesburg as unrest rages for the sixth day running. Unrest raged in South Africa on Wednesday for the sixth day running IMAGES
NATO leaders arrive at a conference centre in Brussels where NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo welcome them to the summit. IMAGES