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."
Deep in Burkina Faso's war-torn Sahel province lies the Goudoubo refugee camp. It was rebuilt after Islamist militants burned much of it to the ground last year. Around 11,000 refugees live here in makeshift tents or plastic flat-pack shelters provided by the United Nations.
Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes says the new docuseries ''Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts' lifts the curtain on the pressures to make the U.S. Olympic team. Dawes, the first African-American gymnast to win an individual event medal, also discusses the rise of Black athletes in the sport.
CNN's Van Jones reacts to former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin being sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Under Minnesota law Chauvin will have to serve two-thirds of his sentence in prison (15 years), and he will be eligible for supervised release for the other 7 and a half years.
A French woman convicted of killing her abusive husband, after decades of sexual, physical and psychological abuse, has walked free from court. Valerie Bacot was given a four-year prison sentence for killing Daniel Polette, three of which were suspended.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 and a half years for the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was convicted on April 20 of second-degree unintentional murder, second degree manslaughter and third-degree murder in the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Iran's Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei received his first dose of the Iranian-developed Covid-19 vaccine known as the CovIran Barekat vaccine.
Thousands party in the streets of Tel Aviv at the city's first Pride event since the Covid pandemic, with many ignoring government pleas to wear masks amid a surge in infections.
England’s Jordan Henderson is looking forward to a ‘special game’ when they take on old enemy Germany on Tuesday.
The Three Lions host the three-time European champions in front of a boosted 40,000 spectators at Wembley for the last-16 encounter.
“It will be a very tough test. We need to stay focused and have no regrets,” Henderson said.
“It’s a special game for the players, for the fans – it’s a big game and that’s what you want to be playing in at these tournaments. It will be a very tough test.”
At least five people have been killed and dozens injured after a tornado hit several villages in southeast Czech Republic, according to local police and emergency services.
Hollywood actress and special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency Angelina Jolie is praising Burkina Faso's efforts in helping people displaced by Islamist militants. But rights activists say Burkinabe authorities have also been fueling the conflict by detaining hundreds of people without charge, including IDPs, and also by extrajudicial killings.
Watch the last training of Italy ahead of the match against Austria.
