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Ukrainian security services on Tuesday arrested former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili after he climbed onto the roof of his apartment building and addressed supporters before massive crowds managed to free the detained politician from the police van amid a showdown with officers in central Kiev, AFP correspondents reported. IMAGES of arrest
Police and protesters face off against other at the University of California, Los Angeles as unrest over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza simmers on US campuses. Officers in riot gear have moved in to start removing some barricades around the protest encampment, with protesters attempting to replace them in turn, and police have used flashbangs to disperse the crowds. IMAGES
Tensions erupt at Place de la Nation at the end of the Paris May Day march. Law enforcement fired tear gas to deal with what a police source called a minority of "radical elements". IMAGES
Riot police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul's Sarachane neighbourhood, with tens of thousands of officers deployed across the city to clamp down on similar gatherings. Istanbul's central Taksim Square was closed to rallies after 2013 demonstrations against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, a move that was ruled a violation of rights by Turkey's top constitutional court in 2023. Protesters and a number of opposition politicians have called for the square to be reopened to labour rallies. IMAGES
As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks allies for more Patriot air defence systems. SOUNDBITE
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