Tense protests over the death of George Floyd raged over a fifth consecutive night on Saturday in cities across the US, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles where police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides.

Russian president Putin approved by decree a new edition of “Counter extremism strategy”.

At a time when many countries of the world continue to ease the restrictions of quarantine that were imposed on citizens due to the outbreak of the pandemic, the World Health Organization warned, on Monday, that the countries facing a decline in the infections of Novel Coronavirus are still facing a danger of  "immediate second peak" if they halt the measures of stopping the outbreak faster than necessary.

Recently, the Religious Affairs Ministry and the Religious Authorities of each state in Malaysia made announcements with regard to the performance of Friday prayers. Unfortunately, the decisions made have further increased confusion on the status of Friday prayers in this Muslim majority country.