Clashes injure 11 as Kenyans protest death of blogger in police custody
Demonstrations against police violence erupt after 31-year-old Albert Ojwang dies in custody.
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Trump defended deploying over 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles.
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We compare and contrast the circumstances, past and present, when a US president has activated the National Guard.
An ex-student opened fire at a high school, killing at least nine people in the deadliest shooting in Austrian history.
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Police in Graz say several others were wounded in the attack.
About 700 Marines have been deployed in LA to quell immigration protests.
Several people have been killed in a suspected shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz.
City crews are clearing debris in Los Angeles after three nights of anti-ICE protests left the city in disarray.
![A car burns on Atlantic Boulevard during a standoff by protesters and law enforcement, following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Compton, California, U.S., June 7, 2025. [Barbara Davidson/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-1749501456.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Trump orders to deploy 700 Marines and 2,000 additional National Guard members to quell immigration protests in LA.
Riot police, protesters clash for a second day in Los Angeles after military-style immigration raids.
More than 40 people arrested by immigration officials in ‘oppressive and vile paramilitary operation’, advocates say.
