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All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges

    By Josh Campbell, Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, CNN The former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck was charged with second-degree murder and the three other officers on scene during his killing were charged with aiding and abetting, according to court documents. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s official

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‘Dangerous’: Around world, police chokeholds scrutinized

In this May 26, 2019, file photo, police detain a woman during a yellow vest protest with other groups in Brussels. The death of George Floyd has renewed scrutiny of immobilization techniques long used in policing around the world. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File) Three days after George Floyd died with a Minneapolis police officer choking

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Haftar won’t win conflict in Libya: Top Turkish diplomat

‘It’s unacceptable for police to kill any person this way,’ says Turkish foreign minister on killing of George Floyd in US The militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar cannot win the ongoing conflict in Libya, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. “The Haftar side doesn’t want a political solution in Libya, nor do the countries backing

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EU ‘appalled’ by Floyd’s death, warns against excess force

European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell gestures during a video news conference on external action of the EU in the next multi annual framework in Brussels, Belgium, June 2, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/ Pool via REUTERS BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is “shocked and appalled” by the death of black

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Four police shot in violent protests after Trump vows to bring in U.S. military

A protestor holds a burnt American flag during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of African-American man George Floyd, in St Louis, Missouri, U.S., June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1,2020 REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant Four St Louis police officers were hit by gunfire late on Monday during violent protests over the death of

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Turkey, Iran and China want to exploit U.S. unrest – Wall Street Journal

Photo: Credit Associated Press Turkey, Iran and China want to exploit the current civil unrest in the United States in the hope of discrediting the country and delegitimising the American legal system, the Wall Street Journal said in an op-ed. “The world’s strongmen are seizing gleefully on the death of George Floyd and the riots

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Floyd’s brother pleads for peace, Trump takes combative tone

An emotional Terrence Floyd, second from right, is comforted as he sits at the spot at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., where his brother George Floyd, encountered police and died while in their custody, Monday, June 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s brother pleaded for peace

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Zimbabwe summons US ambassador over Floyd’s death

Top American official blames Zimbabwe of orchestrating ongoing protests in US over death of black man in police custody Zimbabwe on Sunday summoned the American ambassador after a top adviser of US President Donald Trump blamed the poverty-hit nation of orchestrating ongoing protests in the US against the alleged murder of a black man by

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‘Saudi game of thrones’: Pressure grows to release jailed prince

Photo: Credit Reuters: The Saudi Crown Prince has tried to eliminate his potential rivals A $2 million US lobbying effort and petitions from European lawmakers are piling pressure on Saudi Arabia to release a philanthropist prince jailed for two years without charge amid an intensifying royal crackdown. The detention of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and

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Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, May 30, 2020, after stepping off Marine One as he returns from Kennedy Space Center for the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on

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