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Senegals' anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye votes in the presidential election at the Ecole Ndiandiaye polling station in Ndiaganiao. IMAGES
Farmers use tractors to block roads in Stary Konik, just east of Warsaw, Poland, to protest against EU climate measures and imports from Ukraine. IMAGES
Spanish farmers block traffic on one of the main arteries of the Spanish capital Madrid, protesting at "unfair competition" from products imported from countries "that do not respect European standards". Like their European counterparts, Spanish farmers are also protesting against the cumbersome bureaucracy and complex standards imposed by Brussels, and complaining about the low prices at which they have to sell their produce. IMAGES
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar arrives at a Dublin polling station and casts his votes in a double referendum on proposals to modernise constitutional references to the make-up of a family and women's "duties in the home". All the major political parties support a "Yes-Yes" vote, which falls on International Women's Day. IMAGES
Protesters calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a halt of US support to Israel's war block a street near the US Capitol, ahead of US President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech. IMAGES
Drone footage shows Polish farmers blocking roads into the capital Warsaw with their tractors to protest against EU environmental measures and what they say is unfair competition from Ukrainian goods. Border blockades and the grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support since the Russian invasion. Farmers in several other European countries have also been protesting for weeks over conditions. IMAGES