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A fire breaks out in a field in Migné-Auxances, Vienne, after police forces use tear gas, while thousands of opponents of the 'basins' demonstrate despite the ban. IMAGES
Hundreds of young Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi for a second day of the "Occupy Parliament" protest tax hikes, clashing with police who fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse them. Authorities have blocked several roads near parliament and deployed police on foot and horseback, as lawmakers debate the bill. IMAGES
Argentina's riot police fire water cannon to disperse protesters on the 9 de Julio Avenue in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, paralyzed by thousands of people gathering in defiance against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei. IMAGES COMPLETE VIDI34P24WC_EN
Trial resumes for Benoit Feuillu and four other alleged organisers of two banned demonstrations in western rural France. The activists argue they fight to preserve water and are opposing large artificials reservoirs or "bassines" which they see as a way to monopolise water resources for the farming industry. in October 2022 and specially, in March 2023, the protests turned into violent clashes with police with many protesters injured. SOUNDBITE
Images of an amphibious aircraft dropping water in a bid to extinguish the wildfire spreading in Tenerife that has burnt more that 3,800 hectares and forced the evacuation of thousands. The evolution is now "favourable", local authorities said. IMAGES
Equipped with inflatable boats, Ukrainian military and police forces evacuate Kherson residents from the flooded areas of the city, following the collapse of Russian-held Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region. Ukraine is evacuating thousands after the dam's destruction unleashed a torrent of water, inundating two dozen villages and the city of Kherson. Both Moscow and Kyiv blame each other for the incident. IMAGES