One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, and the streets of U.S. cities filled with protesters demanding an end to police killings, in the largest mass movement for civil rights in a generation.

A year after George Floyd, Los Angeles confronts its future and its past

Five jurors were seated by the end of the second day of jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the main accused in the death of George Floyd during an arrest that caused international outrage.

First jurors selected for George Floyd murder trial

President Donald Trump has said that an executive order that will "encourage" police departments to meet the "current professional standards for the use of force" is being finalised as pressure mounts for changes to law enforcement practices after nationwide protests over the brutal killing of African-American George Floyd while in police custody.

Preparing executive order on police department's use of force: Trump

US embassies in Africa have taken the unusual step of issuing critical statements, saying no one is above the law. The statements came as the head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, condemned the ''murder'' of Floyd and said Friday the continental body rejects the ''continuing discriminatory practices against black citizens of the USA.

In rare move, US Embassies in Africa condemn Floyd's murder

Former Minneapolis police and the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, officer Derek Chauvin, who has been identified as the man who put his knee on George Floyd’s neck, has been arrested in connection to Floyd’s death.

Minneapolis police officer arrested in connection to Floyd's death

Police and protesters clashed in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening, following a demonstration at the intersection where George Floyd was killed in an altercation with several police officers the day before.

Minneapolis police brutality: Protesters clash with police, Justice to George Floyd

The Dalai Lama has blamed ''discrimination and racism'' as the reasons behind the deplorable death of George Floyd in Minnesota. During a virtual teaching session about compassion, the exiled Tibetan leader said "just yesterday I saw on the television news, somewhere in Minnesota, or somewhere in America, one black person had actually fallen under a car, and the police team .

Racism behind George Floyd's deplorable death, says Dalai Lama