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Indian paramilitary troopers patrol Srinagar, Kashmir, where a general strike and curfew has brought Indian-administered Kashmir to a standstill ahead of a landmark Supreme Court hearing centred on the region's autonomy. IMAGES
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Poland Thursday after lawmakers adopted a controversial reform of the Supreme Court despite concern from the opposition over judicial independence and EU threats of unprecedented sanctions. IMAGES
A former Socialist party mayor, Mélanie Boulanger, arrives at Bobigny criminal court, which is due to hand down a verdict in the case against the former elected official and around 15 other people suspected of being implicated in drug trafficking in Canteleu, a town of 14,000 inhabitants in Seine-Maritime. IMAGES
South African police clash with proesters demanding "no bail" for the accused in the disappearance of a six-year-old girl whose mother has been charged with trafficking and kidnapping in a case that has gripped the nation. They were prevented from entering the Vredenberg magistrates court due to space and safety concerns, with the clashes taking place shortly before the accused arrived. Joshlin Rachelin Smith went missing in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres north of Cape Town in February, sparking a massive search operation. She remains missing. Four suspects have been charged. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather in the streets of Buenors Aires, as Argentinian President Javier Milei is expected to deliver his first policy speech at the Parliament. IMAGES