Image copyright EPA A teenager has been charged with killing two people and injuring another during protests against the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin.
Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people on Tuesday, after demonstrations sparked by the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake.
The 17-year-old had told journalists it was "his job" to guard buildings in Kenosha against protesters.
He has now been charged with six
Four protesters prepare to take part in this year's march at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Image copyright EPA French Prime Minister Jean Castex has responded to a steep increase in infections with a series of measures including increased testing and compulsory face-coverings in Paris.
The number of "red zones" where the virus is in active circulation has risen from two to 21.
If France did not act fast, the spread could become "exponential", he warned.
A number of European countries
Image copyright Reuters Hurricane Laura has struck the coast of Louisiana, with extreme winds causing flash flooding in the US state, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says.
The category four hurricane is expected to cause an "unsurvivable" storm surge as it moves inland with wind speeds of up to 150mph (240km/h).
If it maintains those speeds it would be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the US Gulf Coast.
Half
A New Zealand court has sentenced a man who shot dead 51 people at two mosques to life in prison without parole, the first person in the country's history to receive this sentence.
Australian Brenton Tarrant had earlier pleaded guilty to the murder of 51 people, attempted murder of another 40 people and one charge of terrorism.
The judge called his actions "inhuman", adding that he had "showed no mercy".
The attack, which was livestreamed by
Image copyright BenCrump.com Wisconsin's attorney general has named the officer who shot the black man Jacob Blake on Sunday, sparking days of demonstrations.
Josh Kaul told reporters on Wednesday that Rusten Sheskey shot Mr Blake seven times in the back as he opened the door of his car.
Officers found a knife in Mr Blake's car, he added, but no other weapons.
The shooting has sparked a wave of protests in recent
More reinforcements are being sent to the US city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, following unrest sparked by the police shooting of a black man.
Jacob Blake, 29, was shot and injured by police on Sunday as he leaned into his car and as his children watched.
Protests since then have turned violent, with two people killed and one injured on Tuesday night. A 17-year-old youth
Image copyright PA Media EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned after the Irish government accused him of breaching Covid-19 guidelines.
Mr Hogan attended a golf dinner with more than 80 people in County Galway on 19 August.
He was also criticised for not complying with quarantine rules when he arrived in Ireland from Brussels.
Mr Hogan said he did not break any law but he "should have been more rigorous" in adherence to the Covid guidelines.
In a resignation statement, the outgoing commissioner said he regretted his
The move may threaten a controversial deal the state of Victoria agreed with China last year.
Image copyright EPA Hurricane Laura is expected to cause an "unsurvivable" storm surge, extreme winds and flash floods as it hits the US, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says.
Laura was upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it approached the coasts of Texas and Louisiana on Wednesday.
The NHC warned local residents to "rush" to complete preparations.
Half a million have been told to leave. Laura and