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A major rally against the Lyon-Turin high-speed rail link is being held in the Maurienne valley (Savoy), at a base camp located outside the no-go zone drawn up by the authorities. IMAGES
Rubbish bins and scooters burn close to the Gare de Lyon in Paris, sending thick plumes of smoke in the air. The incident occurred on the fringes of a banned demonstration by opponents of Congolese star Fally Ipupa, who is holding a concert at nearby Bercy. IMAGES
Argentina's riot police fire water cannon to disperse protesters on the 9 de Julio Avenue in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, paralyzed by thousands of people gathering in defiance against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei. IMAGES COMPLETE VIDI34P24WC_EN
Police try to extinguish vehicles on fire outside Guerrero State Prosecutor's Office during a demonstration over the death of a student from the Ayotzinapa rural teacher training college at the hands of the police. The demonstration takes place against a backdrop of flaring tensions over the case of 43 students from the same college who went missing nearly a decade ago. 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