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France's National Assembly adopts a controversial bill against Islamist "separatism",which has been criticised for stigmatising Muslims and giving the state new powers to limit speech and religious groups. IMAGES
France's National Assembly pass a controversial immigration law that has exposed unprecedented divisions in President Emmanuel Macron's young centrist party. IMAGES
Protesters throw objects at police who use tear gas and water cannons amid demonstrations outside Congress, where lawmakers are debating a swath of liberalizing reforms proposed by budget-slashing President Javier Milei. The measures include declaring a one-year state of economic emergency, allowing Milei to disband state agencies, and privatizing about a dozen public companies including state-owned carrier Aerolineas Argentina. Observers and opposition MPs say dozens of demonstrators and a handful of lawmakers received medical attention. IMAGES
Argentine police use gases against lawmakers and protesters during a demonstration outside Congress as senators debate one of far-right President Javier Milei's key reform packages. The five lawmakers affected were hospitalized, according to opposition congresswoman Cecilia Moreau. IMAGES
Togo lawmakers give their final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power. IMAGES