Tear gas being used amid protests sweeping the nation in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd could leave people more vulnerable to coronavirus infection, experts warn. And that risk compounds the heightened risk of exposure that comes with gathering in tightly-packed crowds in the first place. Tear gas is designed to irritate … Read more
Celebrities have jumped at the chance to join the frontline of the riots, with Halsey, Emily Ratajkowski and Paris Jackson, leaving their lives of luxury to take part in George Floyd protests. Singers Halsey and Yungblud were spotted at demonstrations in Los Angeles on Saturday. The pair were wearing masks and held signs saying, ‘Black Lives Matter,’ … Read more
Celebrities have jumped at the chance to join the frontline of the riots, with Halsey, Billie Eilish, Emily Ratajkowski and Paris Jackson, leaving their lives of luxury to take part in George Floyd protests. Singers Halsey and Yungblud were spotted at demonstrations in Los Angeles on Saturday. The pair were wearing masks and held signs saying, … Read more
Riot police break up huge illegal DJ party attended by ‘many hundreds’ of revellers in east London street during lockdown People gathered in residential street in Clapton, East London, late last night Hackney Police broke up the party and deployed a helicopter to the scene Social media pictures also showed people gathering in Hackney Marshes … Read more
President Trump on Friday retweeted a Twitter post suggesting that CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta was being damaged by rioters that the cable news giant itself encouraged as the nation is engulfed in protests over the death of a black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. ‘In an ironic twist of fate, CNN … Read more
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday admitted an ‘abject failure’ by law enforcement in trying to control crowds of rioters who took over Minneapolis on Thursday night, torching buildings and overrunning a police station, as a city-wide curfew was declared between the hours of 8pm and 6am. Protesters have been running rampant in Minneapolis now … Read more
Day 3 of protests outside the home of disgraced former Minnesota cop Derek Chauvin turned violent as cops in riot gear lined the streets keeping protesters at bay. For most of the day there was a steady stream of about 150 protesters outside the former cop’s home. Chauvin hasn’t been seen at the house since … Read more
Minneapolis cops in riot gear have fired rubber bullets at thousands of defiant protesters who took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd, the black man who died after a white officer was filmed kneeling on his neck during his arrest. Demonstrators carrying placards reading ‘I can’t breathe’ and ‘Justice 4 Floyd’ surrounded a … Read more
This year was to have been the pinnacle of Vladimir Putin’s political career, when the 75th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the Great Patriotic War, as they call the conflict against Hitler, auspiciously coincided with his own personal triumph: 20 years of iron rule in the Kremlin. Putin was supposed to be master of ceremonies … Read more