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Largest protest yet over George Floyd death expected in Washington
Officials said up to 200,000 people could demonstrate in the US capital on Saturday.
Street section near White House renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza
Washington DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change to the area near the church where Donald Trump posed for a photograph with a Bible.
Putin has declared a state of emergency over oil spill in Arctic region
An estimated 20,000 tons of diesel oil spilled into the Ambarnaya River from a broken tank in Norilsk.
Comparison between Trump’s church visit & Churchill ‘verges on obscenity’
Kayleigh McEnany said Mr Trump’s stroll to the church the day after it was damaged by fire during protests was a comforting moment for Americans.
George Floyd – The 11 statistics that nail America’s racial inequality
The death of George Floyd has sparked protests and riots across the US.
Racism is America’s pandemic – George Clooney on George Floyd killing
George Clooney has called for a “systematic change” of law enforcement, criminal justice and political leadership in the US.
Bishop ‘outraged’ after tear gas used before Trump church photo op
US President Donald Trump visited a church to pose for photos while holding a bible.
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam criticises ‘double standards’ over US protests
The territory’s chief executive contrasted criticism of China’s handling of demonstrations with police actions in the US.
Trump threatens military force to quell George Floyd death protests
The US president walked to a church near the White House to pose with a bible after police used tear gas to clear peaceful demonstrators.