Image copyright Reuters A senior intelligence official at the US Department of Homeland Security says he was pressured to downplay the threat of Russian election interference as it "made the president look bad".
In a whistleblower complaint, Brian Murphy said he was demoted for refusing to alter reports on this and other issues, including white supremacy, as directed by the agency's leadership.
The directives, he claims, were illegal and an abuse of authority
South Africa mourns the loss of human rights lawyer George Bizos after he dies of "natural causes".
Image copyright Getty Images President Donald Trump knew Covid-19 was deadlier than the flu before it hit the US but wanted to play down the crisis, according to a new book.
Bob Woodward, the journalist who broke the Watergate scandal, interviewed Mr Trump 18 times from December to July.
Mr Trump is quoted as telling him the virus was "deadly stuff" before the first US death was confirmed.
Responding to the book, the president said he had wanted to avoid causing public panic over the outbreak.
The Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, designed for fewer than 3,000 people, has been destroyed.
Alain Cocq's decision to eat again comes after Facebook blocked him from livestreaming his own death.
The Chinese UK ambassador's account liked an adult clip as well as posts critical of Beijing.
A video of a young man being forced to "apologise" for government criticism has shocked activists.
European diplomats gather with Svetlana Alexievich after she says masked men tried to enter her home.
Image copyright Courtesy Golda Barton A 13-year-old boy in Glendale, Utah, was shot several times by police officers after his mother called 911 for help with his mental health crisis.
Linden Cameron, who has Asperger's, a form of autism, is now in a serious condition in hospital, his mother said.
Golda Barton said she had believed police attending on Friday night would use "the most minimal force possible".
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Nearly 13,000 migrants lived at the camp on the island of Lesbos - four times the number it can hold.