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The Republican People's Party called for the vote to be annulled citing irregularities including an electoral board decision to accept ballots that didn't bear official stamps.

Demonstrators carried makeshift shields and wore improvised gas masks to protect themselves against the plumes of tear gas.

Clashes broke out after authorities cordoned off a square where opponents had planned their latest protest against the autocratic government.

The European Union is calling on the Russian authorities to release demonstrators detained during protests in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Vladivostok.

Civil servants, rural workers and labour unions took part in demonstrations in Sao Paulo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro.

Protests in Rotterdam and Istanbul came after Netherlands stopped Turkish politicians holding rallies due to fears that tensions might spill over into expat communities.

A 72-year-old man died from head wounds after falling from a police bus during violent protests. The circumstances of a second death are being investigated.

Ethnic minority delegates and pretty hostesses pose for cameras on Tiananmen Square. Meanwhile, a quiet power struggle is taking place inside the Great Hall of the People.

The area has been home to demonstrators for nearly a year as they tried to prevent the Dakota Access Pipeline from being built.

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Retired policeman Arturo Lascanas said he was one of the ringleaders of the "death squad" that began operating when Rodrigo Duterte became mayor of the city in 1988.

The protests have added to the long line of demonstrations that have been held across the US – and the world, since Trump's presidency began.

"Day Without Immigrants" shows emigres' vital role in the US after President Trump's controversial ban.

Unaware of reports his eldest son was killed, North Koreans marked the 75th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong-il with displays of fireworks, ice skating and synchronised swimming.

It was not clear if the former abbot, 72-year-old Phra Dhammachayo, was inside Thailand's biggest Buddhist temple.

Romanians have filled Bucharest's Victory Square for night after night of protests.

Many travellers took advantage of a Seattle judge's ruling, effectively suspending the executive order – for now.

Demonstrators held placards reading '89' referring the 1989 Romanian Revolution that toppled late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

Almost 1.5 million people have signed a petition calling for Trump's planned UK visit – which will involve lavish displays of royal pageantry – to be cancelled.

President Donald Trump's Executive Order bars admission of Syrian refugees and restricts people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering US.

Here are some of the best photos of Trump supporters across the globe in the days leading up to the inauguration ceremony.

Anti-Trump activists have staged protests all over the world as Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the US.

In the past week, various cities have been preparing for Trump's inauguration, with many taking advantage of the political uncertainty it has caused

Criminal justice reforms, Obamacare, the killing of Osama bin Laden and same sex marriage, but Obama's legacy appears uncertain.

Democratic US President Barack Obama is preparing to leave the White House on 20 January, after eight years in office.

The best photos of US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha during their time in the White House:

In the eight years since his inauguration, Souza has taken around two million photos of Obama, capturing both historic occasions and intimate behind-the-scenes moments.

The town of Sevnica is offering cakes, slippers, jars of honey and fish dishes named after Melania Trump.

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Getty Images photojournalists from around the world tell IBTimes UK the stories behind some of the most widely-used images of the year.