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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years on Friday for the murder of George Floyd. The sentencing closes a chapter in a case that sparked global outrage and a reckoning on racial disparities in America, and across the world.

Though the vaccination campaign of Japan started as early as in February this year, the country still sees a low vaccination rate as the speed of the progress is limited by the space of waiting area of vaccination sites and low inoculation willingness among locals.

In Scandinavia, a unique singing technique has evolved over the ages to summon cows back home from the fields in the evening: kulning. The centuries-old tradition is also kept alive in concerts.

Dozens of people rallied against the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, in front of the White House, in Washington DC on Friday. The protesters, many of whom were members of the Hazara ethnic group, could be seen holding signs that denounced the Taliban killings of Hazara people in Afghanistan, with one sign reading 'Death to Taliban'.

Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg led the charge against Hungary's anti-LGBT law on Tuesday as European affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries met to discuss the rule of law. In total, 13 member states out of 27 voiced their disapproval of the Hungarian law.

George Floyd's brother reacts after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin spoke briefly before his sentencing, offering his "condolences to the Floyd family."

Derek Chauvin will face 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, the case that triggered international protests and calls for greater racial reckoning. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted on two charges of murder and one charge of manslaughter in April.

CNN's Tom Foreman reports on the possible reasons for the collapse of the 40-year-old building in Florida and the lawsuit filed against the owners.

The Manhattan district attorney's office has informed lawyers for the Trump Organization that it could face criminal charges in connection with benefits it has provided to company employees, a Trump attorney confirmed.

New York's Pride, which launched as an anti-police march, is now embroiled in a controversy over uniformed police participation. CNN's Polo Sandoval has more.

Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year, was sentenced to 22 and half years in prison. Chauvin spoke briefly before the sentence was imposed, offering his "condolences to the Floyd family."