Fireworks followed the Grito de Independencia, with "vivas" to the patriotic heroes.​​​Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador led the ceremony Wednesday night to commemorate the 211th anniversary of the beginning of the struggle for Independence in the Latin American country.

The demonstrations are called by sectors that support or do not support Mayor Jorge Yunda, who has plunged Quito's City Hall into a political crisis.  Photo: @vtv_ecuadorDifferent social sectors announced demonstrations in the capital of Ecuador in view of the political crisis that Quito's Mayor's Office, led by Mayor Jorge Yunda, is going through.

Police officers scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest in Berlin, Germany, on August 1, 2021.  Archive Photo: Christian Mang / Reuters Despite video evidence online, police in Berlin, Germany, have rejected the criticism by the United Nations special rapporteur on torture of their heavy-handed response to anti-lockdown rallies that saw hundreds arrested.

Nicaragua takes diplomatic action for interference in national affairs.The Government of Nicaragua has recalled its ambassadors in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico, as a measure of reciprocity to the actions taken by the respective authorities of those countries.