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Police in the Nigerian capital of Abuja fire tear gas to disperse protesters on the second day of nationwide protests over economic hardship. At least 13 people died during the demonstrations across the West African nation on Thursday, according to rights group Amnesty International, which accused security forces of killing peaceful demonstrators. IMAGES
Nigerian authorities deploy a strong security presence on the streets of the capital Abuja where crowds of protesters rally joining sister demonstrations across the country against the high cost of living. IMAGES
Police are out in force on the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto. As protestors gather in the central business district, police in riot gear fire tear gas, repelling some people with batons. Even as street protests have eased since dozens of people were killed and parliament stormed in late June, activists are still demanding the president's resignation, and calling for new rallies using the hashtag "RutoMustGo". IMAGES
The United Nations Security Council demands an immediate end to attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea. The resolution passed "demands that the Huthis immediately cease all such attacks, which impede global commerce and undermine navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace and security." It passed after Russia, as well as China, Mozambique and Algeria abstained. IMAGES
Police vehicles patrol the surroundings of Brazil's Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in Brasilia, as 2,000 police officers are deployed on the first anniversary of the far-right riots that rocked the Brazilian capital on January 8, 2023. Tens of thousands of supporters of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's defeated election rival, far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country's seats of power that day, trashing the premises and calling on the military to oust the veteran leftist. IMAGES
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