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Several hundred people march in Paris, on the international day for the right to abortion, more than six months after a commitment made by President Emmanuel Macron to make it a constitutional right. IMAGES
Fans arrive at Eden Park in Auckland ahead of the quarter-final of the Women's World Cup match between Japan and Sweden. IMAGES
Iranians and supporters in Japan take part in a rally for "Women, Life, Freedom" in Tokyo, as protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in Iran entered a sixth week. The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic republic for years. IMAGES
Abir Al-Sahlani, a Swedish member of the European Parliament, cuts her hair during a speech in Strasbourg to show solidarity with protesters in Iran. Protests have rocked Iran since 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died on September 16 after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. "Until Iran is free, our fury will be bigger than the oppressors" says the Swedish politican. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of protesters gather outside US Supreme Court after abortion ruling leak. The Supreme Court is poised to strike down the right to abortion in the United States, according to a bombshell leaked draft of a majority opinion that would shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections. The draft opinion was written by Justice Samuel Alito and has been circulating inside the conservative-dominated court since February, the news outlet Politico reported. IMAGES
A van carrying Nicolas Zepeda leaves a court in Besancon, France. The Chilean national was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2006 murder in France of his Japanese ex-girlfriend Narumi Kurosaki. IMAGES