Protests are planned as the tourism-battered canal city gears up for the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, but many in Venice say the billionaire’s nuptials should be welcomed.

Peaceful demonstrations in downtown LA escalate to violent confrontation with police using tear gas as protesters throw objects, prompting warnings from LAPD and Homeland Security.

Across the country, an estimated 5 million protesters took part in more than 2,000 protests, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, a co-sponsor of the nationwide protest. In the Bay Area, more than 50 protests were planned stretching south from Gilroy north to Santa Rosa.

The event was one of more than 2,000 “No Kings” rallies held across the country on Saturday, protesting what organizers call “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics, and the militarization of our democracy.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety estimated about 6,000 people gathered near the Capitol on June 14 for the anti-Trump "No Kings" protest.

Kenyan police fired teargas at protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, after the death in custody of a blogger cast a spotlight on alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces.

Hooded motorcyclists armed with whips and clubs attacked crowds protesting alleged police violence in two of Kenya’s biggest cities, in events that left at least 23 people injured.

Kenyan protesters have clashed with club-carrying young men, believed to be loyal to the government, in the centre of the capital, Nairobi. The demonstration, held in the wake of the death in custody 10 days ago of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang, was called to demand the sacking of a top police officer.

Eric Trump, one of President Donald Trump’s sons, criticized those protesting the immigration raids in Los Angeles by calling them “mongoloids,” an offensive term to describe those affected with Down syndrome. Trump and his allies have condemned the protests despite them being largely peaceful before he ordered the National Guard to respond.