Police in riot gear spray tear gas and fire rubber bullets at protest over George Floyd’s death

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

As Covid-19 runs riot in Russia, Putin has lost his aura of invincibility says MICHAEL BURLEIGH 

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

TV’s Malory Towers is a riot of midnight feasts. But the reality was a mix of cruelty and cocktails

Midnight feasts, dormitory japes, the unbridled joy of a full tuck box. What could be more wholesome and fun than life at a girls’ boarding school, as depicted in the BBC’s adaption of Malory Towers, which started this week? But does Enid Blyton’s classic really capture the essence of these institutions? Here, our female writers … Read more

Spanish riot police attack Wolves fans with batons in Barcelona before Europa League tie at Espanyol

Baton-wielding Spanish riot police clash with Wolves fans in Barcelona ahead of their Europa League game at Espanyol, with one supporter left unconscious in the street Wolves supporters in Barcelona clashed with Spanish riot police on Wednesday The Premier League side are in Spain to face Espanyol in the Europa League One supporter was seen … Read more

Riot police patrol Delhi to prevent bloodbath between warring Muslims and Hindus

Sporadic violence hit parts of Delhi overnight as gangs roamed streets littered with the debris of days of sectarian riots that have killed 33 people, police said Thursday. Thousands of riot police and paramilitaries patrolled the affected northeast fringes of the Indian capital of 20 million people, preventing any major eruptions. The unrest is the … Read more