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A participant sprays a banner reading ‘Russia is waging a war of aggression’ during an action in front of the Russian embassy against Russia’s invasion of aggression in Ukraine, on October 3, 2024, in Berlin
[Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP]
TENS of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Berlin today to demand an end to the wars in Lebanon, Palestine and Ukraine.
The national demonstration, held under the slogan “No to war, yes to peace and international solidarity,” takes place every year to commemorate the day when the former German Democratic Republic was annexed by the Western-allied Federal Republic of Germany.
A rally in Tiergarten Park heard calls from peace campaigners, left politicians and trade unionists for a ceasefire in the conflicts that threaten world peace.
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