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Thousands of people march through the streets of Paris in support of the Palestinian people and call for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. This comes a day after a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas expired. IMAGES
Crowds gather in Washington DC at the start of a day of nationwide protests aimed at countering a conservative drive to restrict access to abortions in the United States. IMAGES
A few clashes broke out between demonstrators and police, who fired tear gas, as the "yellow vests" social movement - launched in protest at the policies and reforms of the government of president Emmanual Macron - returns to the streets of the French capital. COMPLETES VIDI8PU2FN_EN and VIDI8PT9YR_EN IMAGES
Activists of Manif Pour Tous (Protest For All), a French group opposing LGBTQ rights and promoting family values, gather outside the National Assembly in Paris on International Women's Day to protest a bill that would allow lesbian couples and single women to have children via medically assisted means. The bill passed in the Senate and is now set to return to the National Assembly for a second reading. IMAGES
Several thousand people begin demonstrating in Paris to demand the withdrawal of the government's controversial pension reform, during an eighth national inter-professional day of demonstration called for, principally, by the CGT and FO unions. 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.