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Violent clashes erupted in Washington,  D.C., between protesters and police after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Thursday night.The protests started as a “noise demonstration and dance party" and seemed to intensify as the night continued. Videos emerged on social media that appeared to show city police clashing with protesters throughout city streets.Protesters yelled and…

Vice President Mike Pence accused CNN of getting “a lot” wrong in the early stages of the coronavirus during a testy interview on Friday morning.Pence joined CNN’s “New Day” to speak with co-host John Berman, who asked for a projection on the total number of Americans who will die from coronavirus. The vice president said that…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSeveral thousand protesters gathered near a central monument in the Belarusian capital, Minsk Protesters and riot police have clashed in Belarus' capital Minsk and other cities, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday's election. In Minsk, the police used…

Protesters clash with local police and federal agents in Portland, Oregon, on 27 July. Photograph: David Swanson/EPA Downtown Portland saw fresh clashes early on Monday morning, between anti-racism protesters and federal officers using teargas, flash-bangs and crowd control munitions. For a 60th night in succession, protesters gathered to mark the killing of George Floyd by…

FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor was grilled by Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday over his agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic, but he struggled to even get answers out during a particularly tense exchange with California Rep. Lou Correa.Correa began with questions about whether masks are effective in slowing the spread of…