US President Trump has announced that he deployed thousands of heavily armed military personnel and security forces to combat the violence in the country. A two-day curfew has been declared in the US capital, Washington DC, after protests intensified on the police killing of African-American George Floyd.

On 1st June, each year Kenya celebrates the Madaraka Day, the day which is usually packed with entertainment and documentaries that highlight Kenya’s culture and development milestones in since Kenya attained self-governance from the British colonialists. Unlike previous years, this year’s celebrations were held at State House, Nairobi due to the Covid-19 pandemic which calls for social distancing.

Tense protests over the death of George Floyd raged over a fifth consecutive night on Saturday in cities across the US, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles where police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides.

Russian president Putin approved by decree a new edition of “Counter extremism strategy”.