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Thousands attend the campaign closing rally of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who is accompanied by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, in Venezuela's capital Caracas. President Nicolas Maduro, seeking a third six-year term, trails far behind Gonzalez Urrutia in stated voter intent, but observers doubt he is ready to give up power. IMAGES
Tousands of Belarusians attend a night time rally in the centre of Minsk against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election and an ensuing brutal police crackdown. IMAGES
People gather outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, forming a symbolic fire-wall against the political far-right. The rally follows a wave of protests that has swept across Germany in recent weeks as people oppose the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. IMAGES
At least 120,000 people attend a rally for hostages in Tel Aviv according to the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum Headquarters. The hostages were taken by Hamas following the militant group's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel. Marking the 100 days mark since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the rally will go on for 24 hours until the evening of 14 January. IMAGES
Thousands of Indonesians from diverse religious groups participate in a Muslim-led rally in a collective plea for a ceasefire in Gaza. Fighting raged in Gaza Sunday for the 30th day since Hamas militants stormed across the Israeli border and, according to Israeli officials, killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and abducted over 240 others. Since then, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip and sent in ground troops, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory saying 9,488 people have been killed, around two-thirds of them women and children. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.