Beijing: The Chinese government’s latest attempt to counter accusations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang was on display when Muslim leaders from the region rejected Western allegations of suppressed religious freedom. The event for foreign diplomats and media at an Eid al-Fitr reception at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, came a day after human rights groups and […]

A Georgia judge on Thursday said he wants to review Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records in private to determine if he will allow them to be used at the trial of three white defendants accused of tracking down the 25-year-old Black man and shooting him to death. Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy R. Walmsley, who was appointed to preside […]

A Black softball player was forced to cut her hair to remove hair beads in order to keep playing in a high school game in Durham, North Carolina, last month.  Two high school umpires approached Nicole Pyles and her Hillside High School coaches in the second inning of a senior night game against rival school Jordan on April 19, The […]

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The Colonial Pipeline has been restarted following a multiday shutdown in the wake of a ransomware attack. The shutdown had caused panic buying of gas in many southeastern states. The company restarted operations at about 5 p.m. ET. “Following this restart, it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal,” the company said in […]

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron’s LREM party is under pressure after dropping its support for a candidate because she appeared on a local election campaign poster wearing a headscarf. LREM chief Stanislas Guerini said earlier this week that engineer Sara Zemmahi, the candidate running on a ticket in Montpellier, a southern French district, no longer had the support of the […]

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Boris Johnson apologises ‘unreservedly’ for ‘Ballymurphy massacre’ after coroner ruled British Paratroopers’ shot dead 10 ‘entirely innocent’ people in clashes in Northern Ireland in 1971 Mr Johnson made apology during call with Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill PM said conclusions of Ballymurphy inquest were ‘deeply sad’, spokesman said Ms Foster is Northern Ireland’s First Minister, whilst Ms O’Neill is deputy […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin could face a much harsher prison sentence after a judge found several aggravating factors in George Floyd’s death. Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for pressing his knee against Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes as the Black man said he couldn’t breathe. Breaking down Chauvin’s […]

THIS is the shocking moment a huge brawl broke out at a gas pump after the Colonial Pipeline hack attack triggered $50 gas rationing. Tempers flared at a Marathon gas station in Knightdale, outside Raleigh in North Carolina, as motorists traded blows on Tuesday. Read our Gas shortage live blog for the very latest news and updates… A woman driving […]