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U.S. protests over the death of a handcuffed African American man by a white police officer in Minneapolis continued to spread across the country Friday even after the officer was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.In Washington, D.C., protests Friday at Lafayette Park outside the White House led officials to lock down theRead more
The killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis black man who died after being pinned by the neck by a white police officer’s knee, has triggered a wave of protests across the country, with many demonstrations held Friday.Protesters were planning marches and rallies to demand that police be held accountable for Floyd’s death, an incident seen on a bystander’sRead more
Dozens of people, some armed with what appeared to be hunting rifles, clashed in broad daylight on Friday in a residential suburb outside the capital Kyiv, and at least three people were wounded, according to officials.The violence, captured in amateur footage taken from surrounding apartment blocks and posted online, occurred in the morning in Brovary.UnidentifiedRead more
Russia is further destabilizing Libya to gain a stronghold in northern Africa, just as it has in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, according to a top official with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).”Russia is executing the same playbook as successfully employed in Crimea, Ukraine and to a lesser extent in Syria. Russia has proved its willingness to violate sovereign nations,Read more
World leaders are condemning the death in police custody of an African American man, George Floyd, in the Midwestern U.S. city of Minneapolis.Graphic video of Floyd’s arrest Monday shows a white police officer kneeling on his neck, with Floyd pleading to be allowed to breathe. Floyd’s death sparked protests throughout the United States, and onRead more
A white police officer in the U.S. city of Minneapolis seen kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed African American man who died in custody after pleading that he be allowed to breathe has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced the charges Friday after he said hisRead more
A viral video of a white police officer in the U.S. pressing his knee on the neck of a black man who died shortly after has again raised the issue of excessive force against black Americans. It’s unlikely that it would have drawn such attention without graphic video. And it’s not the only case stirringRead more
Joe Biden said Friday that the “open wound” of systemic racism was behind the death of a black man in police custody in Minnesota. Biden also accused President Donald Trump, without mentioning him by name, of inciting violence with a tweet that warned that protesters could be shot.”We are a country with an open wound.Read more
A journalist of Tajikistan’s independent Asia Plus news agency has been attacked for the second time in less than a month as he covered the aftermath of a recent landslide that killed two men.Abdulloh Ghurbati told RFE/RL that three men attacked him Friday in the southern region of Khatlon after one of the assailants introducedRead more
Like the rest of the country, India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh is battling the coronavirus pandemic but it has kept the number of cases relatively low with the help of extensive contact tracing and a network of community health workers. The state is also working to address the social stigma that is becoming associatedRead more
For over a thousand years, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia operated as the biggest Greek Orthodox Christian church before being converted into a mosque, then a museum and, most recently, a United Nations-designated cultural landmark.At the direction of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a reading of the Quran will take place Friday at the ancient building.In announcingRead more
Authorities in Afghanistan said Friday the Taliban has killed at least 14 border security forces and injured several others in eastern Paktia province. The Afghan Defense Ministry said insurgents assaulted outposts in Paktia’s Dand-e-Patan district, which borders Pakistan, late Thursday, but Afghan border forces repulsed the attack and inflicted “heavy casualties” on theRead more
Recent news
- Protests Spread Across More US Cities After Death of African American Man 2020-05-30
- Protests Around the Country Following Minneapolis Death 2020-05-30
- Three Wounded in Shootout in Kyiv Suburb; 20 Detained 2020-05-30
- US General: Russia Using ‘Same Playbook’ in Libya as in Ukraine, Syria 2020-05-29
- AU, UN Officials Voice Outrage at Death of Man in Police Custody in Minnesota 2020-05-29
- White US Police Officer Charged with Murder in Black Man’s Death 2020-05-29
- Cell Phone Video of Floyd, Arbery Deaths Expose US Racial Tensions 2020-05-29
- Biden: George Floyd’s Death Shows ‘Open Wound’ of US Racism 2020-05-29
- Tajik Journalist Attacked, Beaten for Second Time This Month 2020-05-29
- Contact Tracing Limits COVID 19 Cases in a Northern Indian State 2020-05-29
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