The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the Caribbean territory's ports were arrested Thursday on drug smuggling charges in south Florida, U.S. officials said.
A retired New York City police officer charged with assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Thursday at his trial that he was trying to defend himself against a "rogue cop" who punched him in the face.
The council of the northern city of York on Wednesday night voted unanimously to withdraw the Prince Andrew's "freedom of the city." The honour was awarded to Andrew in 1987 after Queen Elizabeth made him the Duke of York.
The former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the killing of George Floyd has appealed his conviction, saying among other things that the jury was intimidated by ongoing, sometimes violent protests and prejudiced by excessive pre-trial publicity.
Taiwan, which had been living mostly free of COVID-19, is now facing its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic, with more than 11,000 new cases reported Thursday.
