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Several hundred people from the far-right have gathered in London around the statue of Winston Churchill and the Cenotaph. They are here to "guard" the monuments from the protesters. The official Black Lives Matter protest planned for today was cancelled by the movement. IMAGES of far-right activists in London
A man kicks away and rips down protest signs placed on a statue of Winston Churchill by anti-racism demonstrators on the second day of weekend rallies against George Floyd's death. Protesters defaced the monument of the former British Prime Minister, spray painting the words "was a racist" under his name. IMAGES
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a protest in London outside a major oil and gas industry meeting, warning that the "world is drowning in fossil fuels". "Behind these closed doors at the oil and money conference, spineless politicians are making deals and compromises with lobbyists from destructive industries, the fossil fuel industry," she tells protesters and media gathered outside the Intercontinental Park Lane hotel where the Energy Intelligence Forum is being held. SOUNDBITE
Several monuments and government buildings including the election commission office and Radio Pakistan's headquarters were torched after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan. The arrest has enraged supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who have clashed with security forces in several cities and marched up to the headquarters of the army. IMAGES
London, Oct 12 (EFE).- Young activists from the Extinction Rebellion group stained red paint Tuesday on the statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Spanish embassy in London. In the statement sent to EFE, the group demanded the removal of Columbus statue as it represented the beginning of the "European invasion" of America in 1492, which caused numerous deaths among the indigenous people. (Camera: JORGE HINOJOSA).SHOT LIST: ACTIVISTS FROM THE EXTINCTION REBELLION GROUP PROTEST NEAR THE STATUE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OUTSIDE THE SPANISH EMBASSY IN LONDON, UK.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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