Police clash with Minneapolis protesters
Police clashed with protesters who defied a curfew in Minneapolis on Saturday, firing tear gas and stun grenades. Several cities in the US, and beyond, have been gripped by several days of violent protests after the death of unarmed black man George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis on Monday.
Woman jailed for sending phones to ISIS
A US woman has been jailed for attempting to send phones to the Middle East to be used as bomb detonators by ISIS.
Alison Marie Sheppard, 35, of Florida, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison on Friday.
SpaceX to dock the ISS
Two veteran Nasa astronauts are headed for the International Space Station after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
They are scheduled to dock with the space station at 5:29pm UAE time on Sunday and you can track their progress here.
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Attendees cheer and take photos during a race at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, North Carolina. Crowds accumulated at the race track for the second weekend in a row in defiance of a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus. Getty Images -
A man takes to the water in a canoe in Loch Lomond, Scotland, as restrictions ease. Getty Images -
A woman and her son, residents of the Bela Vista do Jaraqui community, struck by the Covid-19 pandemic, use facial masks in the rural area of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. EPA -
A Kosovar football referee gets tested at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina. AFP -
A public playground is cordoned off as it remains closed amid a national lockdown in Barcelona. AFP -
People enjoy the sun at the Buttes Chaumont Park in Paris, on the first day of its reopening. AFP -
A lifeguard checks the distance between the sun beds on the beach of Fregene near Rome. AFP -
A couple pass in front of the Love Sculpture, inspired by the iconic design by American artist Robert Indiana, in Taipei, Taiwan. AP Photo -
People gather for a flash mob on the Miracle's square to celebrate the reopening of the Leaning Tower, in Pisa, Italy. EPA -
The funeral cortege passes the entrance of the Southampton General Hospital in England. Hospital porter Mike Brown died aged 61 at the hospital, where he had worked for 20 years, after testing positive for Covid-19. Getty Images -
A woman gives food to beggar wearing a masks during the 69th consecutive day of coronavirus lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA -
Red cross staff wearing protective suits spray disinfectant in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
Iran's new parliament speaker says talks with US are 'futile'
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the US would be futile as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber on Sunday.
Meet the father and son team behind Istanbul's oldest Greek newspaper
The office of possibly the world's only daily newspaper to be produced by a father-and-son team can be found in the bustling Istanbul neighbourhood of Ferikoy. The Greek-language paper – one of the oldest in Turkey – is written, laid out and sent to the printers from the book-lined back room of 81-year-old Mihail Vasiliadis's apartment. Read more about their struggle to keep the paper going.
