30 October 2026, Italy, Milan: A protestor holds a lit flare during a general strike called by the USB trade union to protest the rising cost of living, low wages, government policies, and war. Workers, students, union members, and families marched through the city streets to protest economic hardship and demand greater social and economic protections. Photo: Nicola Marfisi / Agf/AGF via ZUMA Press/dpa