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Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, reads the official Government guidelines on lockdown while answering questions from the media after making a statement at 10 Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, 25 May 2020.

12:17 GMT 28 May 2020 / updated: 14:05 GMT UK

UK Police Say Cummings 'Potentially' Broke Lockdown Rules but No Further Action on Matter Needed

A protester vandalizes an O'Reilly's near the Minneapolis Police third precinct, where demonstrators gathered after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 27, 2020.

US Must Take 'Action' to Stop Police Killings of Unarmed African Americans - UN Human Rights Chief

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping casting his vote on the national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020

UK Joins Condemnation of China's Hong Kong Bill as Undermining 'One Country, Two Systems' Principle

General John Raymond, U.S. Space Force chief of space operations, signs the United States Space Command sign inside of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar building Jan. 10, 2020, on Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota.

Starship Troopers: US Space Force Sets Up Space Warfighting Class to Train 'Ready And Lethal' Cadres

Delta Air Lines passenger planes are seen parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama, 25 March 20200

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US
George Floyd's Death: Shooting and Looting on the Second Day of Protests in Minneapolis
Los Angeles-style riots engulfed Minneapolis this week after the death of an unarmed black man in police custody. The four police officers involved in the detention have been fired, but the man's family and the city mayor have called for charges to be brought against the officer who kneeled on the man's neck before he lost consciousness.
Last update: 16:03 GMT 28.05.2020
16:03 GMT 28.05.2020
Opinion
Despite Threats, Third Intifada 'Unlikely' as Israel's Annexation Bill Looms
The conditions in the West Bank and Gaza are not ripe for the eruption of violent protests, says a Gaza-based expert, especially given the threat of COVID-19. But as the date for the sovereignty vote nears, Palestinians are likely to respond to Tel Aviv's plans with lone wolf attacks and demonstrations.
Last update: 12:53 GMT 28.05.2020
12:53 GMT 28.05.2020
US
Trump Vows "Big Day" for Social Media In Wake of Threats to Ban Major Networks
President Trump's discontent with social media platforms comes after Twitter flagged one of his posts for allegedly containing factually incorrect information. The president responded by threatening to slap major social networks with new regulations or even shut them down entirely.
Last update: 14:22 GMT 28.05.2020
14:22 GMT 28.05.2020
World
Russia Cannot Rule Out Washington's Potential Withdrawal from Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The Washington Post has reported, citing sources, that the US Administration is discussing the possibility of the US conducting its first nuclear test since 1992.
Last update: 16:23 GMT 28.05.2020
16:23 GMT 28.05.2020
Tech
Mystery of Gigantic X-Ray Space Bubbles in Our Galaxy's Heart Tackled by Scientists
The researchers postulate that the "bubbles" in question could've formed during a million year-long process which began with a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy emitting jets of ionized matter.
Last update: 15:09 GMT 28.05.2020
15:09 GMT 28.05.2020
World
India Rules Out Mediation Offer by US President Trump on Border Stand-off With China
New Delhi (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, took to Twitter to inform India and China about Washington's readiness to mediate their border stand-off which erupted in the first week of May over infrastructure development works in the Ladakh region.
Last update: 04:29 GMT 28.05.2020
04:29 GMT 28.05.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: US Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 100,000
The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 355,000, over 5.69 million cases of infection have been detected, and over 2.35 million of those patients have recovered, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.
Last update: 16:26 GMT 28.05.2020
16:26 GMT 28.05.2020
Middle East
Footage of Children Pelting US Convoy With Stones Released by Syrian Media
The eastern Syrian provinces of al-Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor remain a major source of tensions between Damascus and Washington amid the ongoing tense standoff between Syrian forces, local civilians and US troops and their allies.