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Sao Paulo (AFP) – People take to the streets of Brazil’s largest city in a stand against recent crackdowns by the authorities on drug trafficking gangs.

Rabat (AFP) – Moroccan football fans express pride in seeing their national team qualify for the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup. Morocco, one of the lowest-ranked teams at the tournament at 72 in the world, will face France on Tuesday in the knockout stages.

London (AFP) – From fanciful costumes and working drafts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” to ashtrays and art, hundreds of items Freddie Mercury owned go on show in Britain on Friday before being sold next month.

Washington (AFP) – “I can tell you that the truth is simple: Trump deliberately lied about voter fraud,” Christina Harvey, Stand Up America executive director, tells a crowd of protesters outside the DC courthouse before the former president was due to be arraigned on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election.

Piedras Negras (Mexico) (AFP) – Relatives mourn after a dead body has been found caught in the controversial floating barriers installed by Texas authorities to stop migrants crossing into the United States.

London (AFP) – A small group of protesters demonstrate outside the Bank of England ahead of its decision to raise its key interest rate for the 14th time in a row by a quarter-point. Inflation remains stubbornly high in the United Kingdom amid a cost-of-living crisis, a problem protesters believe cannot be solved by raising rates.

Unknown (AFP) – Alleged drug trafficker Sebastian Marset Cabrera claims in a video sent to local TV channel Unitel that a Bolivian anti-drug police chief allegedly gave him prior warning of an attempt to arrest him. Bolivian police have denied tipping him off and continue to search for him. Marset Cabrera is wanted on drug charges in Uruguay, his native country, as well as Paraguay, Brazil and the United States. IMAGES SOUNDBITE

Vitória (Brazil) (AFP) – Images released by Brazil’s federal police show officers on a speedboat approaching a cargo ship as it makes its way towards the port of Vitoria, off the southeastern state of Espirito Santo. Four Nigerian stowaways were rescued by the police after surviving 14 days on the rudder of the cargo ship.

Jermuk (Armenia) (AFP) – Jermuk was Armenia’s busiest spa resort before arch foe Azerbaijan attacked nearly a year ago. The mountain spa town dotted with hot springs came under artillery fire in September 2022. While authorities insist Jermuk is ready to host tourists again, locals say the wounds are still raw and the tourism industry has been struggling to recover in the aftermath of the assault. The town is now deserted, with its remaining inhabitants “suffering from psychological trauma,” according to tour guide Vazgen Galstyan.

Niamey (AFP) – Thousands gather in Niger’s capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as Western countries grow increasingly concerned about regional security. In the heart of Niamey, demonstrators, some waving giant Russian flags, chant anti-French slogans at the rally organized to mark the anniversary of the West African country’s independence from France in 1960.