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Chilean police use water cannon to disperse protesters in the capital Santiago, the day before the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, which ousted socialist Salvador Allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. 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
Police use teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters in front of Argentina's Congress in Buenos Aires, as the lower house continues to debate President Javier Milei's mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects of private life. IMAGES
Police use teargas at protesters outside Argentina's Congress in Buenos Aires as the lower house debates President Javier Milei's mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects of private life. (COMPLETE VIDI34HC4MG_EN) IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34HC4MG_EN
Riot police disperse protesters outside McDonald's in Guatemala City amid demonstrations denouncing what some claim is a campaign to prevent president-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking power. IMAGES