Costa Rica’s Ministry of Justice has released images showing the first inmates arriving at the country’s new High-Containment Centre Against Organised Crime (CACCO).

The maximum-security facility is modeled after a prison built under El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele as part of his crackdown on gangs, a policy that has drawn criticism from human rights organizations.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group released footage it says shows attacks targeting Saudi forces along border fronts in Najran, Jizan and Asir.

Hundreds of students took to the streets in Banjul, Gambia, to protest deteriorating study conditions and problems with food and internet access.

“Our welfare is not negotiable,” said student Demba Bojang, as demonstrators called for improvements to their educational environment.

'Israeli' voters lined up at a polling station in Safed, northern Israel, as election banners and campaign materials for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and far-right parties, including Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, were displayed around the city.

The vote takes place amid a closely contested general election, with security among voters’ main concerns.

Palestinian citizens of Israel cast their ballots in the general election, with voters calling for political change and equal rights.

The election takes place amid deep divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership.

Residents of the Kiryat Arba settlement in the southern occupied West Bank cast their votes in Israel’s general election.

One voter criticised the country’s legal system, arguing that it follows European and American laws rather than Jewish law.

Riot police clashed with demonstrators in Lille, northern France, at the end of a day of protests, using water hoses, tear gas and stun grenades.

Hundreds of demonstrations are taking place across France amid growing public anger over the cost of living.

Security forces were deployed in large numbers to prevent a repeat of the violence that marked recent protests.

Youth-led demonstrations continued in Milan, Italy, as young people marched arm in arm, chanting slogans against the police and the government.

The protests come amid a cost-of-living crisis and a heavy police presence, following violent clashes last weekend.

The Italian government has announced a sweeping crackdown on protesters in response to the unrest.

Jordan is mourning nine victims of the deadly Karak church attack. The shooting targeted mourners attending a funeral on October 23, leaving dozens injured. King Abdullah II visited injured survivors as authorities investigate the attack and condemn the reported extremist motives.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tirana, Albania, calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation and denouncing corruption and poor study conditions.

One protester said they had left Albania rather than compromise their dignity and rights, while an opposition politician described the demonstrations as “a protest of Albanians against the system.”

Protests and clashes between demonstrators and police have been reported regularly since mid-October.