Jacob Blake protests: Fresh clashes after Wisconsin shooting
There have been clashes for a second night in Wisconsin, with buildings and cars set alight, following the police shooting of a black man on Sunday.
Jacob Blake, 29, is in a stable condition after he was shot several times as he went to a car and opened its door in the city of Kenosha.
Governor Tony Evers has called up the National Guard to aid local police.
The killing of black man George Floyd in Minnesota in May led to protests against racism and police brutality.
Kremlin rejects accusations Putin was involved in suspected poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Russian opposition critic remains in a coma in hospital in Berlin
Andrew Roth in Moscow
Tue 25 Aug 2020 13.20 BST
The Kremlin has rejected accusations that Vladimir Putin was involved in the suspected poisoning of opposition critic Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in a German hospital.
A spokesman called reports of his poisoning “hasty” in the Kremlin’s first remarks since the Berlin clinic where Navalny is a patient confirmed he had been contaminated with a cholinesterase inhibitor – part of a group that includes nerve agents and pesticides, as well as certain drugs.
‘We must stay vigilant’: Wild polio sufferers reflect as Africa set to be declared free of the disease
Thousands of people across continent still live with effects of disease
Nigerian Gbemisola Ijigbamigbe’s right leg was virtually paralysed after she contracted wild polio aged 11 months. Now the 28-year-old leads an active life as a wheelchair basketball player and also enjoys swimming and kayaking.
“Polio is not a death sentence,” she said, smiling.
Thousands of people across Africa still live with the effects of the disease, but on Tuesday the World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to declare the region free of endemic wild polio, four years after the last case was recorded in Nigeria.
Tired of coronavirus lockdown, Japanese turn to horror for the chills
Innovative Japanese firms are providing bored and frustrated city-dwellers with a place to have fun — but also stay safe — as the coronavirus crisis rumbles on. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.
More than 100 people in Tokyo this weekend paid for the privilege to be shoved into coffins and the lid slammed shut, before watching on through a clear window as they were menaced by zombies wielding chainsaws and water guns.
Part theatrical performance, part opportunity to blow off steam as soaring temperatures across Japan see residents increasingly frustrated at not being able to enjoy summer due to the coronavirus pandemic — the innovative horror experience is the brainchild of Kenta Iwana, the founder of "Kowagarasetai," which translates to "The Scare Squad."
Hamas: Gaza will not 'remain silent' as Israel escalates siege
Fire balloons and air raids ratchet up tension as Hamas pushes for the complete removal of Israel's devastating siege.by Ali Adam
The threat of a new Gaza war continues to rise as Palestinians demand an end to the devastating 13-year-long blockade and Israel tightens the screws on Gaza's economy while targeting Hamas positions.
Israeli warplanes and tanks bombed Hamas military sites early on Tuesday in response to the incendiary balloons launched from Gaza towards Israel's south, according to an Israeli army statement.
Kim Jong Un's sister may have taken over a key North Korean post, South Korean officials say
Updated 1028 GMT (1828 HKT) August 25, 2020
Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong is effectively running one of the most important political bodies in North Korea, officials in Seoul believe, according to South Korea's defense minister.
The development, if true, likely further cements her status as the secretive country's second-most powerful figure.
Speaking to lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Kim Yo Jong is likely now in charge of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party (WPK), the party body that deals with ideological indoctrination, party organization and political appointments.
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