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Police Largely Silent As Outrage Builds Over Blake Shooting
It took three days, an outpouring of anger in the streets and a NBA boycott before authorities investigating the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, started answering some of the most basic questions about what happened.
Exclusive: Iranian Vessel Loads With Venezuelan Alumina, Amid Closer Ties - Sources
An Iranianflagged vessel loaded a cargo of alumina in Venezuela this month after delivering supplies for an Iranian supermarket in the South American nation, three sources familiar with the shipment said, in the latest sign of closer ties between the U.S....
US Detaining More Migrant Children In Hotels Despite Outcry
The Trump administration has sharply increased its use of hotels to detain immigrant children as young as 1 before expelling them from the United States during the coronavirus pandemic despite facing outcry from lawmakers and humanrights advocates.
Case By Case: How Nations Are Going Back To School -- Or Not
The U.N. says it's urgent to get kids back to schools after monthslong coronavirus lockdowns, but with the virus still raging in parts of the United States and resurging in countries from South Korea to France, Spain and Britain, medical authorities are u...
Minneapolis Calm Morning After Man's Suicide Sparked Unrest
An emergency curfew expired and downtown Minneapolis was calm Thursday morning after unrest broke out following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide of a Black homicide suspect.
'I Looked Him In The Eyes': Pakistan Family Watches Mosque Shooter Face Justice In New Zealand
Around 3 a.m. each morning this week, Khurshid Alam woke up in his Pakistan home to watch survivors give testimony against the man who shot dead 51 worshippers in New Zealand mosques, including his brother, Naeem, and nephew, Talha.
UK's Liberal Democrats Party Elects Ed Davey As New Leader
Britains Liberal Democrats have announced a new leader, the partys first permanent chief since it suffered a disastrous result in the 2019 election.
Seven More Dolphins Found Dead On Mauritius Beach Near Oil Spill
Seven more dead dolphins were found on a Mauritius beach on Thursday, a government official said, a day after 17 carcasses were washed up near an oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that struck a coral reef.
Russia Announces Preliminary Probe Into Navalny's Illness
Russian police on Thursday announced a preliminary probe into the circumstances of the sudden illness of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who fell into a coma last week following a suspected poisoning and amid growing pressure from Western officials to i...
Turkey Says To Hold Military Drills In Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey said on Thursday it will hold firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean on Sept 12, the latest in a series of military drills which have fuelled tensions with Greece.
China Arrests At Least 10 At Sea; Hong Kong Media Say Suspects Fleeing To Taiwan
Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong, the provincial Coast Guard Bureau said in a post on its social media site.
Saudi Public Prosecutor Orders Review Of Death Sentences For Three Minors
The Saudi public prosecutor has ordered a review of death penalties issued against three individuals who committed crimes as minors, including the nephew of a prominent Shi'ite cleric whose execution sparked demonstrations in Saudi Arabia and Iran, a stat...
Europe Is Going Back To School Despite Recent Virus Surge
A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored fountain pens, crisp notebooks and plenty of masks. Despite resurgent coronavirus infections, similar scenes are unfolding across Europe as a ne...
Curfew, National Guard After Unrest In Downtown Minneapolis
The Minneapolis mayor imposed a curfew Wednesday night and requested National Guard help after unrest that included violence and store looting broke out downtown following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide death of a Black homicid...
Wisconsin Investigators Say Knife Found At Scene Of Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake
Investigators of a shooting by a white police officer that left a Black man, Jacob Blake Jr., paralyzed and the town of Kenosha, Wisconsin, torn by civil strife found a knife belonging to Blake at the scene of the confrontation, the state attorney general...
Asia Today: Virus Spike Makes S. Korean Lockdown More Likely
South Korea reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest singleday total in months, as fears grow that lockdownlike restrictions are becoming inevitable as transmissions slip out of control.