Atlanta: Hundreds of demonstrators are protesting in the US city of Atlanta following the killing of 27-year-old black man Rayshard Brooks by a white police officer after he was reported for sleeping in his car in a Wendy's drive-thru. On Saturday night, protesters blocked a freeway and the Wendy's fast-food restaurant where Brooks was shot dead was set alight. Meanwhile, in California, hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to demand an investigation into the death of another black man,...

Donald Trump has been accused of denying the brother of the man killed by a Minneapolis police officer the chance to speak during a telephone call in which the US President offered his condolences. Philonise Floyd spoke to Trump and Joe Biden, the Democratic party's presumptive presidential nominee, in the aftermath of the death of his 46-year-old brother George last Monday. Trump's attempts to defuse the tension, fuelled by video footage showing police officer Derek Chauvin with his knee on...

Washington: The World Health Organisation has rewritten guidance that suggested those who recovered from the virus would have no immunity, to instead say that survivors can expect some level of protection. The clarification follows concern from scientists about the brief originally issued by the UN agency. It had cautioned against the issuing of so-called "immunity passports", which some countries are considering using as a route out of total lockdown by allowing those who have recovered to...

Joe Biden sought to heal rifts in the Democratic party on Sunday by heaping praise on nomination rival Bernie Sanders after a poll showed Donald Trump rapidly closing the gap with the former vice president. Mr Trump’s approval rating has reached 49 per cent, the highest since he took office, according to a Gallup poll. The figures suggest the Democrat attacks on the administration’s management of the coronavirus crisis have not hit home, even though the United States is bracing itself for...

Donald Trump has reignited the row over who should pay to provide security for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Amid reports that the couple were planning to move from Canada to the US, the American president made clear that his taxpayers will not foot the bill. Mr Trump voiced his feelings on Twitter as he prepared to update the country on the coronavirus crisis. “I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom. It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom,...