Tag: #Politics
Black Lives Matter: Trafalgar Square filled with hundreds ignoring social-distancing rule to protest at George Floyd death in US
‘Clearly they’re not following lockdown, but there’s a huge amount of passion there, and that’s overriding their concerns’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/black-lives-matter-london-george-floyd-protest-demonstration-a9541066.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Seattle cop caught on video with knee on neck of George Floyd protestor
In a video posted to Twitter, a Seattle police officer was caught placing his knee on the neck and head of a George Floyd protester…
EU trade commissioner Hogan mulling candidacy for WTO chief
European trade commissioner Phil Hogan is considering putting his name forward as a candidate to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, his…
Sons of Confederate Veterans member-turned VA Secretary tells Congress he won’t remove headstones engraved with swastikas
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie has refused to remove three headstones engraved with swastikas at the graves of German prisoners of war in national cemeteries in…
People more important than the economy, pope says about Covid crisis
Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen their countries from coronavirus lockdowns….
Curfews and clashes as police brutality protests escalate
Curfews were imposed on major US cities as clashes over police brutality erupted across America with demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his…
‘Insanity outside the White House’: After Trump stokes tensions, fresh clashes between police and protesters
As protests against police violence and the killing of George Floyd continued in cities across the U.S. on Saturday, a massive crowd gathered outside President…
Defending lockdown easing, UK foreign minister says it’s the ‘right step’
British foreign minister Dominic Raab defended on Sunday the government’s “careful” loosening of the coronavirus lockdown, saying it was the “right step to be taking…
Russia says coronavirus infections pass 400,000
Russia on Sunday reported 9,268 new cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the national tally to 405,843. Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-cases/russia-says-coronavirus-infections-pass-400000-idUSKBN237069?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters
Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when police moved into an area…
Ocasio-Cortez blasts her NYC mayor for ‘making excuses’ for NYPD violence against protesters
The youngest woman ever elected to Congress ripped her city’s mayor on Saturday for “making excuses” for New York Police Department actions. In videos that…
China media, Hong Kong government bristle at Trump’s pledge of curbs, sanctions
China’s state media and the government of Hong Kong lashed out on Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to end Hong Kong’s special status…
Police Intensify Repression Of Protests Demanding Justice For George Floyd
Photo: Protesters in Baltimore demand justice for George Floyd. Ryan Harvey/Rebel Lens Baltimore On Saturday, May 30, people in cities across the United States took…
‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up as curfews imposed in several U.S. cities
Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the…
China media bristles at U.S. moves on Hong Kong over national security push
China’s state media lashed out on Sunday at possible retaliatory moves by the United States to impose sanctions and end Hong Kong’s special status if…
About 75% of Trump’s proposed coronavirus capital gains tax cut would go to the top 1% of earners
Roughly three-quarters of the benefits from the capital gains tax cut floated by President Donald Trump as part of the administration’s coronavirus relief plan would…
By undoing Obama’s nursing home regulations, Trump opened the door for the deaths we’re seeing
Years before the nation’s nursing homes experienced a heavy COVID-19 death toll, the Trump administration rolled back the federal rules and regulations put in place by…
Protesters give Donald Trump a one-finger salute as Marine One flies over DC protests
President Donald Trump returned to Washington, DC on Saturday as large crowds of protesters fill the city’s streets. Trump had flown to Florida to see…
Trump announces he has unilaterally decided to let Putin back into the G7 Summit: report
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he intends to let Russia attend the next Group of Seven summit. Since 2014, Russia’s membership in the…
WATCH: Protesters chant ‘Eat the Rich’ while marching down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills
Protesters in Los Angeles marched down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills on Saturday in protest of police violence. The protest was one of dozens being…
George Floyd protests: Trump blames 'radical left' for violence and insists 'MAGA loves black people' as he puts military police on alert for more unrest
US attorney general threatens to prosecute out-of-state protesters as president blames ‘Antifa’ for furious protests against police killings Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/george-floyd-protests-live-updates-minneapolis-trump-oakland-portland-white-house-cnn-a9539911.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
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