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Thousands of demonstrators hold placards and wave banners as they take part in a protest organised by the Korean Medical Association in Seoul. 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
Sri Lankan security forces raid the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Colombo, evicting activists gathered outside the president's office. The raid comes a day after veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe -- who vowed tough action against demonstrators -- was sworn in as the crisis-hit country's new president, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whom protesters forced to step down. Hundreds of soldiers remove barricades set up by protesters blocking the main gate of the Presidential Secretariat, which demonstrators had partly overrun earlier this month. IMAGES
Protesters inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo after forcing their way past security, as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday. ++COMPLETES VIDI32EC2GC_EN AND VIDI32EC287_EN++ IMAGES
Protesters gather and chant slogans on the grounds of Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday. ++COMPLETES VIDI32EC287_EN++ IMAGES
Images of protesters in the Sri Lanka's prime minister office as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the island nation. IMAGES