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Kenyans take to the streets of the capital Nairobi's city centre to protest the government's controversial tax increase proposals. Police use water cannon and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the demonstrators. IMAGES
The rising waters of the Bei River have nearly engulfed lampposts in flood-hit Qingyuan city in southern China, with the government issuing highest its highest-level rainstorm warning for the affected area. Torrential rains have lashed Guangdong province in recent days, swelling rivers and causing the evacuation of more than 100,000 people. IMAGES
Images showing Ede's city centre cordoned off and emergency services deployed following the hostage situation. Authorities evacuated the centre of the town, located in central Netherlands, early in the morning after several people were held at Cafe Petticoat. Three of the hostages being held in the cafe have been released, police said, but did not yet sound the all-clear. IMAGES
Around one thousand tractors are expected to block the city centre of Poznan in Poland in protest against EU measures to tackle climate change. Polish farmers are blocking roads and staging protests at border checkpoints with Ukraine, in a new wave of protests against farming imports from the neighbouring war-torn country. IMAGES
Heavy gunfire is heard in Gaza City and smoke billows following strikes. Israel is facing growing calls to protect civilians in the beseiged Palestinian territory as its battle with Hamas encircles the territory's main hospital, where an aid agency described the situation as "catastrophic". IMAGES
Smoke billows on the horizon of the northern Gaza Strip, as heavy combat can be heard in the streets of Gaza City. IMAGES
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