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Workers protest at a Nissan plant in Barcelona which the Japanese carmaker has decided to shut. The plant employees 3,000 people are employed and groups several production facilities. IMAGES
Members of the United Auto Workers' (UAW) union picket and hold signs outside a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, on the first day of a historic strike that is ordering simultaneous stoppages at Detroit's "Big Three" for the first time. The dramatic walkout -- marked outside a Detroit-area Ford plant with rowdy honking and cheers at the arrival of the United Auto Workers' leader -- came after a last-minute push by General Motors, Ford and Stellantis failed to produce an agreement before a contract's expiration. IMAGES
Several hundred environmental activists enter a chemical plant in Pierre-Benite, Lyon, to protest against pollution. The action was organised by Extinction Rebelloion and Youth for Climate and saw protesters cutting through boundary fences, smash security equipment and unfurl a large banner from the site's roof reading "poison". IMAGES
In Catalonia, demonstrators are converging on Barcelona, where a rally is scheduled outside the regional government headquarters. Across Spain, thousands of farmers use tractors to block roads for the second day straight amid Europe-wide protests against cheaper imports and heavy regulation. IMAGES
French farmers are using their tractors to block off motorway A16 by Amblainville toll booth in the region of Oise, an hour north of Paris. Farmers union FDSEA Ile-de-France is announcing five blockades around Paris from 2pm to increase the pressure on Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who is due to announce a first set of measures to try to calm their anger. 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.