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Coronavirus: EU leaders disagree over rescue package

EU leaders have failed to agree on a €750bn (£676bn; $840bn) recovery fund for the coronavirus crisis, but Germany called the talks "constructive". ...

John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help to win re-election

US President Donald Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says. ...

Germany accuses Russia of Berlin park assassination

Germany has accused Russia of ordering the murder of a man killed in a Berlin park last August. ...

India-China clash: Diplomats 'strongly protest' over border clashes

The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have exchanged protests over clashes in a disputed Himalayan border area which led to the deaths of at least 20 Indian troops. ...

Rifaat al-Assad: Syrian President's uncle jailed in France for money laundering

The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Paris court for money-laundering. ...

Atlanta police shooting: Rayshard Brooks death declared homicide

A medical examiner in Atlanta, Georgia, has declared the death of an African-American man to be homicide after he was shot in an encounter with police. ...

French police clash with anti-racism activists in Paris

French police have clashed with activists protesting in Paris against racism and alleged police brutality. ...

Juneteenth: Trump changes Tulsa Oklahoma rally date 'out of respect'

US President Donald Trump is postponing his first post-coronavirus lockdown election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma so it does not fall on a holiday commemorating the end of US slavery. ...

Breonna Taylor: Louisville to ban no-knock warrants after police shooting

A city council in the US state of Kentucky has voted to ban no-knock warrants, passing a law named in honour of a woman who was shot dead by police. ...

George Floyd's funeral hears calls for racial justice

The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice. ...

Coronavirus: Brazil resumes publishing Covid-19 data after court ruling

Brazil has restored a website that lists the full data on Covid-19 in the country, just hours after it was ordered to do so by the Supreme Court. ...

George Floyd murder suspect Chauvin granted bail at $1.25m

The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m (£1m). ...

George Floyd: New York and Washington see security ease

Security measures in the US have been lifted as unrest over the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd eases. ...

George Floyd death: Protesters tear down slave trader statue

A slave trader's statue in Bristol has been torn down and thrown into the river during a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK. ...

George Floyd: US capital braces for biggest demonstration yet

Large crowds are expected to protest in Washington DC against racism and police brutality, amid rising anger in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd. ...

Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa Abdelmalek Droukdel killed - France

France says it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, in an operation in Mali. ...

George Floyd: Videos of police brutality during protests shock US

Several videos of police brutality have emerged during protests over the death of African American George Floyd. ...

Court bans Australian Black Lives Matter rally over coronavirus

  An Australian court has banned a Black Lives Matter protest that was planned this weekend in Sydney, saying it posed a coronavirus health risk. ...

Hong Kong: Tens of thousands defy ban to attend Tiananmen vigil

Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong have defied a ban to stage a mass vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. ...