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Security Council Reauthorizes Deployment of African Union Mission in Somalia, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2520 (2020)

Members Lay Out Strategic Priorities for AMISOM as Critical Elections Approach The Security Council decided, in a 29 May videoconference meeting*, to reauthorize the deployment of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) personnel for nine months, requiring them to support security in the lead-up to elections and to work towards the gradual hand-over of responsibility

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Lawyer: Wife Of Charged Ex-MPD Officer Derek Chauvin Files For Divorce

Photo: Credit Associated Press Kellie and Derek Chauvin MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A lawyer has issued a statement from the wife of the now-arrested and charged former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and she said she has filed for divorce. “This evening, I spoke with Kellie Chauvin and her family. She is devastated by Mr. Floyd’s

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Minneapolis cop who knelt on man’s neck charged with murder

Protestors demonstrate outside of a burning Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The white Minneapolis police officer who knelt on

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The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says

Photo: Credit Associated Press By Dakin Andone, Hollie Silverman and Melissa Alonso, CNN The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal Affairs, according to the police department. It’s unclear what the internal affairs complaints

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US: CNN crew nabbed while covering protests released

Arrest occured during live coverage of George Floyd protests in state of Minnesota A CNN reporter and his production team released Friday after they were arrested earlier while covering the protests over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “We can confirm that @OmarJimenez and the CNN crew arrested this morning in Minneapolis have been released,”

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US: Protesters set fire to Minneapolis police precinct

‘What’s his name? George Floyd!’ chanted by demonstrators A fire broke out at the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building late Thursday amid protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer. Angry demonstrators stormed the building and could be seen in

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National Guard called to respond to Minneapolis violence

Protesters face off with police at the Minneapolis Police Third Precinctt, Thursday, May 28, 2020, after a night of rioting as protests continue over the arrest of George Floyd who died in police custody Monday night in Minneapolis after video shared online by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his

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When Uhuru Kenyatta told off son who broke Covid-19 rules

As Covid-19 continues to spread, President Uhuru Kenyatta is grappling with the same problems facing many Kenyan families — being torn apart, and having their social lives disrupted. At the moment, the President told the Nation, his wife, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, is confined at the Coast together with his son and mother, Ngina Kenyatta.

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Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown

In this May 22, 2020, photo President Donald Trump speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Trump has been claiming extraordinarily sweeping powers during the coronavirus crisis that constitutional and legal scholars say the president simply doesn’t have. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP)

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Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, May 28, 2020. China’s ceremonial legislature has endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial legislature overwhelmingly endorsed a national

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