UN urges calm after Israeli police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following Friday prayers.
![Palestinians gather in occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/000_9AG6QN.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
UN urges calm after Israeli police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following Friday prayers.
![Palestinians gather in occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/000_9AG6QN.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
At the funeral for the 20-year-old shot by a police officer, emotions ran high amid calls for law enforcement reform.
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Pledge follows Justice Department launch of investigation into city police for ‘systemic failures’ after Floyd verdict.
![Activists say since the year 2000 some 465 cases that involved an officer-involved killing should be be reopened. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-21T220807Z_1688434791_RC2M0N9VSH9I_RTRMADP_3_USA-RACE-GEORGEFLOYD.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Former police officer is charged with killing George Floyd, a Black man whose death fuelled global protests.
![Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and his defence lawyer Eric Nelson, left, attend closing arguments during Chauvin's murder trial on April 19, 2021 [Pool via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-04-19T142143Z_463949911_RC22ZM9EGZ7M_RTRMADP_3_USA-RACE-GEORGEFLOYD.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Governments around the world are scrambling in the face of a new, sustained rise in coronavirus cases and deaths.
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Vote counting continues in several close states that hold the key to victory for Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
![Counter protesters gesture at supporters of US President Donald Trump during demonstrations outside of the TCF Center in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly close to victory as President Donald Trump sought to stave off defeat with scattershot legal challenges and his campaign insisted he would be reelected [Seth Herald/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/000_8UM8NM-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Joe Biden breaks Barack Obama’s vote record, as Trump campaign challenges count in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Over 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to election day voters to finish the job.
![Hazel Martinez holds 4-year-old Leonardo Perez after she voted on Election Day in Poinciana, Florida. [Joe Skipper/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-03T194315Z_936710020_RC2VVJ9U1GYP_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-FLORIDA.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
In stark contrast to presidential debate, the VP candidates addressed a range of issues, and kept dialogue civil.
![The two candidates are vying for the job that puts them 'a heartbeat away from the presidency' [AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP_20282047688573-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Analysts say normalisation deals between UAE, Bahrain, and Israel are unprecedented steps with unknown ramifications.
