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On their last day in Kenya, after visiting Fort Jesus, a 400-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in Mombasa's Old Town, King Charles III and Queen Camilla try out a tuk tuk, a popular three-wheeled transport used in the country. Heavy rainfall derailed plans for the royal couple to ride in the vehicle, so instead they briefly posed for photographs while seated inside. IMAGES
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Protesters block a road in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo after waiting in queues overnight for cooking gas. Public demonstrations have for weeks condemned the government over the worsening economic and political crisis. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital, to protest against the way the governement is handling the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. IMAGES
Hundreds of anti-government protesters gather outside the President's office in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. Sri Lanka's embattled leader dropped two of his brothers and a nephew from his cabinet Monday, following public anger over the ruling family's mismanagement of a crippling economic crisis and calls for his resignation. IMAGES
Vehicles were torched and protesters clashed with police in a night of violence outside the Sri Lankan president's home on Thursday as anger built against a dire economic crisis. IMAGES