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Protesters gear up for another day of demonstration in Washington, DC, gathering early by the fence that is blocking access to Lafayette Park and the White House. Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters are rallying for racial justice this weekend in cities across the United States following the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of police. IMAGES N°1T12K3
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
Chilean police use water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital Santiago, the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. IMAGES
Turkish police detain protesters attempting to hold a Labour Day demonstration in Istanbul, with the city centre's famous Taksim square closed off. The city is expecting mass International Workers' Day rallies ahead of key May 14 elections billed as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades in power. IMAGES
Protesters attempt to break through police barricades and march towards Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo, as demonstrations continue against the government's handling of the worst economic crisis in decades. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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