Former President Obama to make his first on-screen comments about the killing of George Floyd while in police custody and subsequent unrest.
Pope Francis calls racism a 'sin,' and says he has 'great concern' over social unrest
"My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form," he said at the Vatican in Rome on Wednesday. We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form. At the same time, we have to recognize that violence is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost. Let us pray for reconciliation and peace.4h ago / 9:37 AM UTCGermany's Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas warned Wednesday that "threatening with violence only triggers further violence,"He also warned that “democrats must never escalate — not even with words.
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