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Thousands of people march down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, heading to the Supreme Court to protest Trump's nominee to the high court, Amy Coney Barrett. Nationwide rallies, which organizers say are taking place in all 50 states, were inspired by the first Women's March in Washington, a huge anti-Trump rally held a day after his 2017 inauguration. IMAGES [COMPLETES VIDI8TB3MR_EN]
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near Humboldt Park in Chicago as the Democratic National Convention kicks off at United Center where President Joe Biden will deliver a bittersweet farewell, passing the torch to Kamala Harris. IMAGES
The streets of London are awash with green, white, black and red as hundreds march in support of Palestinians as the Hamas-Israel war approaches the 10 month mark. IMAGES
Protesters gather outside the BBC's headquarters for a march through central London in support of Palestinians. The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7 that resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Israel's subsequent offensive on Gaza has killed at least 27,238 people, most of them women and under-18s, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. IMAGES
Several thousand protesters march to the Israeli embassy in Athens in solidarity with the Palestinian people, with many protesters chanting "Free Palestine" whilst calling for immediate ceasefire in the deadly war between Israel and Hamas. Since Hamas militants stormed across the Israeli border on October 7, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip and sent in ground troops, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory saying 9,770 people have been killed, nearly half of them -- at least 4,800 -- children. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.