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Added on the 31/08/2021 03:47:14 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
By 94 votes in favour and 49 against, Senegalese MPs pass an amnesty law covering acts linked to deadly protests in the last three years, a controversial text aimed at calming the crisis sparked by the presidential election delay. IMAGES
Polls open in El Salvador with victory in the bag for incumbent President Nayib Bukele thanks to his no-holds-barred war on gangs that has slashed homicide rates in a violence-weary nation. IMAGES
National Guard troops watch traffic in downtown Washington, DC where streets have been blocked off with concrete barriers and high security fences. The inauguration of Joe Biden is taking place amid unprecedented security following the January 6 storming of the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump while Congress was certifying Biden's November 3 election victory. IMAGES
Israeli bulldozers pass along overturn roads at the entrance to Tulkarem as soldiers pressed ahead with a week-long assault in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 30 Palestinians across the northern West Bank since August 28, the territory's health ministry says, while Israel's military reported one soldier killed in the "counter-terrorism" raids. IMAGES
An Argentine court allowed two French rugby players held for almost two months on rape charges, to return home pending the conclusion of their case. Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou -- both 21 -- were arrested in Buenos Aires two days after winning their first international caps against Argentina in Mendoza in early July. IMAGES
Israeli army bulldozers are seen destroying streets and shops in Jenin, six days into an Israeli military operation in the northern occupied West Bank. The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry says at least 26 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES