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Pro-democracy protesters block Harcourt Road near key government offices in Hong Kong. IMAGES
Thousands of protesters remain on street in the heart of Hong Kong's central business district as police close in to disperse them, after a rally of hundreds of thousands ended in masked protesters defacing Beijing's office in the city. IMAGES
Thousands of anti-government protesters rally outside a controversial train station linking the territory to the Chinese mainland on Sunday, the latest mass show of anger as activists try to keep pressure on the city's pro-Beijing leaders. IMAGES
Israeli police detain several protesters as they try to block a highway near Tel Aviv to call for a deal to release the hostages. The demonstration was organised in support of a strike called by Israel's largest labour union to pressure the government into reaching a Gaza deal to free hostages, a day after the army's announcement that troops had recovered the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel. IMAGES
Protesters gather in Paris as France's far right eyes a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third. IMAGES