The Hong Kong police have banned an annual vigil to commemorate victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown for the first time in 30 years, citing the need to follow social distancing measures and health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported on Monday

A peaceful protest in solidarity with George Floyd, an African-American man who died as a result of violence in Minneapolis police custody, planned to be held in the Australian city of Sydney has been canceled by the organizers over fear of clashes, media reported on Monday

Large-scale joint cultural events of Russia and Italy scheduled for 2020 will be postponed until 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, Italian Ambassador in Moscow Pasquale Terracciano said on Monday

The US state of Kentucky will open an investigation into an incident that saw law enforcement officers fatally shoot a person after coming under fire during protests against police brutality and racism, Governor Andy Beshear said in a Twitter message on Monday

The Dubai Sports Council, in cooperation with Dubai Police, is organizing a forum to discuss precautionary measures and protocols for the safe return of fans to sports events in Dubai once competitions resume in the coming period following weeks of stoppage due to COVID-19

Multiple fires and clouds of tear gas engulfed the heart of America's capital, Washington D.C., on Monday night, as a peaceful rally for racial equality escalated into riots with baton-wielding police units moving to disperse screaming crowds just a few hundred feet away from the White House