the us memphis police department has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges including murder. awarning nada tawfik s report contains distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! woman: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. the officers aggressively approa
and doing the monster mash in bulgaria a tradition to ward off evil spirits that s made a covid comeback. the us memphis police department has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit, whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. awarning: nada tawfik s report does contain distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! woman: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre n
the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich is appearing in court in moscow for his appeal hearing against his detention. mr gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in yekaterinburg last month. more than a0 countries led by the united states have called for the release of the journalist. the statement condemned moscow s efforts to limit and intimidate the media. us ambassador to russia visited mr gershkovich at lefortovo prison. these are the latest pictures of him, behind the glass, inside court. we have had a live feed up until the last few minutes from inside and outside, if you look at the outside of the court as well. this is an appeal hearing against the charges on which he is being held. of course, we cannot predict or know what the outcome proceedings will be, but many observers and washes of court proceedings in russia points to the fact that most of the time, once people are in the judicial system, very little changes, so most verdicts, when it comes to c
there has been air strikes, shelling and other heavy gun fire reported. and in the last few hours, the general of the rsf the rapid support forces in sudan has approved a 2k hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted. he had spoken to the us secretary of state antony blinken and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting taking place injapan. but, the sudanese army has released a statement denying any knowledge of the ceasefire. despite that tweet, these are the latest pictures from rsf paramilitary forces at khartoum international airport showing black smoke rising from burning plane. let s take a look at the area more closely. sudan is part of this eastern area of africa, known as the horn of africa and has a history of instability. the area s intergovernmental authority on development, or i gad, will send the presidents o
new job protecting some of the very same children who survived the shooting. plus, one thing the vast majority of americans can agree upon the nation is facing a mental health crisis. so what can we done about it? we will get some answers. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. her to have you with us. we begin with growing tensions around the korean peninsula. right now, a u.s. navy aircraft carrier is reportedly moving into waters off the korean peninsula after north korea fired two more missiles thursday. seale says pyongyang conducted two missile tests in less than two weeks. the latest came after the un security council held a meeting on pyongyang s weapons program, and the beijing indirectly accused russia and china of enabling north korea. for more on these developments, we turn to who joins us live from south korea. so what is the latest on these escalating tensions on the region? well, to start off with, that un security council