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Civilians evacuated from Russian occupied areas, including Mariupol, arrive in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The United States is warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex regions in the country's east, while the European Union is telling member states to brace for a complete breakdown in Russian gas supplies as it prepares a new package of sanctions. IMAGES
Dozens of demonstrators and security forces clash in Senegal's capital Dakar, one day after the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who is being held in custody. His arrest has sparked the country's worst violence in years. IMAGES
Officers stand guard outside the police station near Moscow where Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny's detention hearing is held. Navalny said he was facing a "mockery of justice" as police organised a makeshift court hearing a day after his dramatic airport arrest. The Kremlin critic returned to Russia for the first time since being poisoned with a nerve agent in August, was denied access to his lawyers and notified at the last minute of the hearing. IMAGES
Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency in the northern region of Tigray after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he had ordered a military response to a deadly attack on a federal army camp by the local ruling party. The central government has to 'uphold the Constitution' and 'liberate' the people, a senior official in the ministry of foreign affairs says in a news conference. SOUNDBITE
Bangkok, Oct 21 (EFE/EPA).- Thai royalists with photographs of the king and royal family on Wednesday held a pro-monarchy rally, in opposition to the pro-democracy movement, in Bangkok. Thousands of pro-democracy protesters continued their rallies at public places to protest against the government, calling for political and monarchy reforms amid state of emergency measures. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: PRO-MONARCHY RALLY HELD IN OPPOSITION TO THE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Three Zimbabwean opposition members arrive at court to face the authorities' charges that they invented claims to have been abducted and tortured by the police after an arrest. The three women - one lawmaker and two activists - were last month admitted to hospital with various injuries and alleged police had subjected at least one of them to serious sexual violence. IMAGES N°1TB94O