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The recent killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has led to protests in many countries around the world

Hong Kong police on Monday blocked a candlelit vigil marking the anniversary of China’s deadly military 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.  

Chinese citizens are cheering the civil unrest that has besieged parts of the United States in the wake George Floyd's death, according to Beijing's state-run media, which said the riots in multiple cities are retribution for the Trump administration's support of protesters in Hong Kong. 

The Russian capital on Monday eased restrictions meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus after nine weeks in lockdown, even though case numbers continue to rise across the country.

The widespread protests that were sparked after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police are getting support from others around the world.

Chinese spokesperson Hua Chunying mocked the United States' concerns with Hong Kong's freedom by tweeting a sensitive phrase -- "I can't breathe" -- used to signify racial conflict with U.S. law enforcement. 

The Dalai Lama blamed racism and discrimination for the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota, which has sparked riots and demonstrations across the country. 

Greece will begin lifting its coronavirus lockdown for business and travel ahead of the peak summer tourism season, officials announced Friday.

An Ethiopian soldier gunned down a 32-year-old businessman during a security crackdown last year because his phone went off during a public meeting, Amnesty International revealed Friday. 

North Korea is pushing forward with work at a nuclear fuel plant despite calls from the U.S. to wind its program down, a report says. 

New Zealand is down to its last coronavirus case. 

Here's a selection of some of the most poignant images in the past seven days, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to change the way we live.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is facing extreme crisis due to the coronavirus, despite scientific and technological advances. 

The World Health Organization is recommending that healthy people, including those who don't exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, only wear masks when taking care of someone infected with the contagion, a sharp contrast from the advice of American public health officials who recommend everyone wear a mask in public. 

It has been almost five months since President Trump shocked the world in authorizing a strike to kill Iran's top spymaster and shadowy commander, Qassem Soleimani.

An Associated Press investigation into a 160-bed nursing home where 42 died revealed widespread cost-cutting for years leading up to the pandemic and a series of questionable decisions at the height of the crisis. That included the facility’s top doctor admonishing workers for weeks not to wear masks, and allowing six crucial days to pass before complying with a government order to separate the sick from the well.

Two men snuck into a bedroom with machetes after being hired to carry out a stranger's sexual fantasy of being tied up in his underwear and stroked with a broom, only to discover they had got the wrong address.

A massive manhunt is underway in Spain for a survivalist specialist the national press has dubbed “Requena Rambo,” who has allegedly made several violent armed robberies.

Shortly after China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday, the United States, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement arguing the legislation would “curtail the Hong Kong people’s liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong’s autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous.”

Authorities in Iran have arrested a man accused of beheading his 14-year-old daughter in an honor killing that has sparked widespread outrage in the Middle Eastern country.