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Thousands of people rally in the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk in protests supporting popular governor Sergei Furgal, who was detained on murder charges, and in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin. The arrest of 50-year-old Furgal, who defeated a candidate from the ruling United Russia party to win the governorship in 2018, has sparked daily demonstrations in Khabarovsk. IMAGES
Families and supporters of hostages rally in Tel Aviv to demand their release after Israel announced its troops had found six dead hostages in a Gaza tunnel. IMAGES
Pakistan religious party Jamaat-E-Islami holds a protest in Rawalpindi after the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. IMAGES
Several thousand Georgians gather outside parliament in Tbilisi in a fresh protest against a Russian-styled "foreign agent" bill, despite government officials warning of arrests. Protesters gathered from 10 pm, with many vowing to spend the night there, furious over a bill they see as derailing Georgia's long-held aim of joining the EU. IMAGES
Thousands of Polish farmers in Warsaw rally against the European Union's Green Deal which they say is impacting the economy. The Deal is an ambitious commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, making the 27-nation bloc the "first climate-neutral continent". IMAGES