World Leaders React to Derek Chauvin s Murder, Manslaughter Convictions
On 4/21/21 at 12:54 PM EDT
The killing of Black man George Floyd in Minneapolis last May resonated beyond American borders and spurred protests across the world about racial inequality and the actions of law enforcement.
The British prime minister Boris Johnson was among world leaders who responded to the guilty verdicts handed down to the former police officer Derek Chauvin
After Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, Johnson tweeted: I was appalled by the death of George Floyd and welcome this verdict. My thoughts tonight are with George Floyd s family and friends, he added.
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By Reuters Staff
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he will begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan to end America’s longest war, rejecting calls to keep forces in place to help resolve that nation’s grinding internal conflict.
FILE PHOTO: Members of the U.S. Navy carry a comrade wounded by an explosion to a medevac helicopter in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Finbarr O Reilly
In a White House speech, Biden set a deadline for withdrawing all 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan by Sept. 11, exactly 20 years after the al Qaeda attacks on the United States that triggered the war. “We went to war with clear goals,” Biden said. “We achieved those objectives.”
By Reuters Staff
5 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he will begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan to end America’s longest war, rejecting calls to keep forces in place to help resolve that nation’s grinding internal conflict.
FILE PHOTO: Members of the U.S. Navy carry a comrade wounded by an explosion to a medevac helicopter in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Finbarr O Reilly
In a White House speech, Biden set a deadline for withdrawing all 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan by Sept. 11, exactly 20 years after the al Qaeda attacks on the United States that triggered the war. “We went to war with clear goals,” Biden said. “We achieved those objectives.”
File photo of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. | Photo Credit:
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Beijing slams Washington for linking the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan to focus more on the threats posed by China
China on Thursday expressed concern over America s decision to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by September, saying Washington should accommodate legitimate security concerns of the regional countries to prevent terrorist forces” from taking advantage of the chaos in the war-torn country.
Beijing also slammed Washington for linking the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan to focus more on the threats posed by China, saying fight against terrorism is in the common interest of all parties including the two countries.