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Also on this day in 2020, Lebanese security forces lobbed tear gas at protesters outside the country's central bank. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, Queen Elizabeth II agreed to grant Prince Harry and Meghan their wish to move part-time to Canada. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the northwestern desert region of Al-Ula, north of Medina, Saudi Arabia. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020 online videos purported to show that Iranian security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, wildfires had destroyed 2,000 homes and continued to burn in Australia, threatening to flare up again as temperatures rose. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes denouncing French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 firefighters in New South Wales state made the most of relatively benign conditions by consolidating containment lines around more than 110 blazes and patrolling for lightning strikes. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 a 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 Iran vowed "harsh retaliation" for the U.S. airstrike that killed Tehran's top general, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019, Joaquin Phoenix accepted the chairman's award for his role in "Joker" at the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 U.S. troops fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of pro-Iran militiamen and other protesters who were gathered for a second day outside the American Embassy compound in Baghdad. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 dozens of Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 strikes over the French government's plan to revamp the retirement system disrupted transport across France and beyond, hobbling Paris Metros and trains across the country as well as businesses. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019, Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine exchanged 200 prisoners in a move aimed at ending their five-year war. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.