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Russia vetoes a Security Council resolution formally linking climate change and global security challenges that was supported by a majority of UN member states. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather in front of the Paris City Hall to take part in worldwide demonstrations against what campaigners say is a lack of urgency to address global warming at a crunch UN climate summit. IMAGES
Supporters of the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion gather on Trafalgar Square outside of the National Gallery in London for the first day of a two-week climate change protest campaign. The action is named 'Impossible Rebellion' and thousands of people expected to take part. IMAGES
People in Brussels, mainly students, join a 'millions-strong' global climate strike - heeding the rallying cry of teen activist Greta Thunberg and demanding adults take action to stop environmental disaster. IMAGES
Thousands of teenagers in Paris join a global strike against climate change, heeding the rallying cry of activist Greta Thunberg and demanding adults act to stop environmental disaster. It is expected to be the biggest protest ever against the threat posed to the planet by climate change. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.