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Truckers block roads to protest against the increase in diesel prices decreed by the government block the traffic in the capital Bogota and other cities. Hundreds of vehicles parked since morning on 18 roads in Bogota caused monumental traffic jams, according to the mayor's office. IMAGES
Hundreds of people in the southern Nigerian city of Lagos protest the high cost of living in the country as part of a nationwide call to demonstrate by the Nigerian workers union. IMAGES
Farmers in south of France are blocking off a toll booth by Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, close to Montpellier as they continue to put pressure on the government. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is expected to announce measures later today. Almost 400 km (250 miles) of motorway are closed in the south of France and top farmers' union have announced plans to encircle Paris. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the "daily toll on civilians in Gaza, particularly on children is far to high" during a press conference in Tel Aviv. Blinken is on a week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. SOUNDBITE
Protesters sing Uruguay's national anthem during an anti-government march in Montevideo over the high levels of salt in the drinking water. The country, crossed by numerous rivers, has had to resort to brackish water sources because of a drought that has lasted for more than three years. IMAGES
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