George Floyd

Wisconsin has become an unlikely election battleground amid national unrest

Critics say deployment of federal forces is part of US president’s ‘law and order’ re-election campaign

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Calls for investigation into Department of Homeland Security tactics

President accused of leaning into ‘racist rhetoric’ to play down violence against black Americans

Protesters aimed to create a community without police - but it soon turned into something bigger

Recent deaths of six African-American and Hispanic people spark fears of lynchings

Rival superpowers deflecting criticism by pushing propaganda about Western hypocrisy

Photo of Patrick Hutchinson rescuing injured man from London crowd has gone viral

Atlanta police chief resigns after unarmed black man killed by officer

Anti-racism protest in London called off over fears of clashes with hate groups

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Both protesters and politians are calling for nationwide overhaul of law enforcement

PM calls for calm as Sadiq Khan orders review of London’s slavery-linked statues

Donald Trump claims the rallying cry among protesters originates from ‘Radical Left Democrats’

Rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades can all cause serious injury and death

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Covid-19 listed under ‘other significant conditions’ but unrelated to the cause of death

Former defence secretary James Mattis slams president for use of force against peaceful demonstrators

Black Lives Matter demonstrations held in major cities from London to Auckland

Members of media attacked by law enforcement officers in at least 50 separate incidents

Violence spreads across US following police killing of black man in Minneapolis