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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mozambican Francisco Madeira, the head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom). By AGGREY MUTAMBO The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is fighting off allegations of corruption, mismanagement, harassment and political interference. This follows a series of accusations that could damage the credibility of Amisom. An internal report by the

CORRECTS CITY TO ST. PAUL NOT MINNEAPOLIS – National Guard soldiers and Minnesota state police form a barricade as protesters gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP

As political realignments intensify, various factions are resorting to all manner of tactics, including well-coordinated propaganda campaigns, intimidation and dirty online fights. The use of social media to trade hard tackles, sometimes with nasty outcomes, has increased in recent weeks as the rival Jubilee factions loyal to President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto