US ex-officer Kim Potter charged over killing of black man
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: A US former police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Kim Potter was arrested...
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Biden gives nod to controversial $23bn arms sales to UAE
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Advancing the controversial Trump-era plans of selling $23.4 billion sophisticated weapons to the United Arab Emirates, President Biden has decided to proceed...
US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11
WASHINGTON DC, USA: United States President Joe Biden has said all US troops in Afghanistan would leave the country by September 11, likely to miss...
Protests continue as police resignations fail to ease unrest over Minneapolis shooting
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: Despite the resignation of a police chief and of an officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota, unrest and protests continue...
US, South Africa, EU halt Johnson & Johnson vaccine over cases of blood clots
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The US, South Africa and European Union have stopped the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of...
Curfew imposed as protests erupt after police killing in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: Tear gas was fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in the US city of...
Ex-cop violated policy during George Floyd’s arrest, police chief testifies in court
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: The police chief of Minneapolis has testified that ex-officer Derek Chauvin violated the agency’s policy on the force during the arrest of George...
Child among four killed in California shooting
LOS ANGELES, USA: At least four people, including a child, have been killed in a shooting at an office building in southern California, US media...
‘I saw George Floyd begging for his life’, teenage witness tells court
MINNEAPOLIS, USA: The teenager whose mobile footage of George Floyd’s death sparked global protests said she “stays up apologising” to him for “not doing more”....
Lack of influence and power: WHO report on Covid’s origin raises concerns
GENEVA, Switzerland: A group of 14 countries has raised concerns over a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the origin of the...