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Images of soldiers patrolling the streets of Ecuador's capital, Quito, on armored vehicles after President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency. The small South American country has been plunged into crisis after years of growing control by transnational cartels that use its ports to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. IMAGES
Israeli soldiers and military vehicles patrol the ruins of buildings in the northern Gaza Strip, after weeks of strikes on the Palestinian enclave. IMAGES
Seen from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, US soldiers stand guard by the US-Mexico border as they wait for the expiration of Title 42, a set of pandemic-era border restrictions that have prevented virtually all asylum claims. Tens of thousands of people are expected to make their case over the coming weeks, further inflaming America's already heated immigration debate. IMAGES
Demonstrators in Beijing continue to protest against China's zero-Covid policy late into the night in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. IMAGES
Few tourists can be seen at Beijing's Temple of Heaven for the annual Labour Day holiday as Covid restrictions are tightened. Restaurants across the Chinese capital are temporarily banning dining-in and residents need to clear Covid tests to visit public spaces. The five-day break is typically one of China's busiest travel periods, but the country's worst Covid resurgence since early in the pandemic is keeping people home. IMAGES
Thousands of people demonstrate in Rotterdam to protest against the government's Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine rules. IMAGES
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