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Political figures leading the march against anti-Semitism arrive near the French Senate in Paris. More than 100,000 people turned out, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France. IMAGES
A rally against anti-Semitism organised by French far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) is disrupted by demonstrators carrying signs reading "Touche pas à la mémoire" ("Don't touch our remembrance"), in criticism of party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon's stance on recent events. The protest took place near the site of the former Vél d'Hiv in Paris, where Jews were infamously rounded up and detained during the second World War before being sent to camps. IMAGES
People carrying a mock coffin and portraits of George Floyd march in Minneapolis, Minnesota on the eve of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of Floyd, whose death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States. IMAGES
Protesters march against police brutality in Minneapolis, after the police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, was released from a Minnesota jail on Wednesday on a $1 million bail.
Protesters in Louisville march for the second straight night following the announcement that no one would be charged with the killing of Breonna Taylor. Two police officers were shot on the first night as protests rippled across the United States. IMAGES