Bostonians mark 4th anniversary of bombings with wreath laying

Nigerian Senate observes a minute silence for slain Briton.

Why Republican silence over Trump's racist tweets speaks volumes

Breaking down India's wall of silence on sexual violence

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Christophe Deloire says the death sentences against five Saudis for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi were motivated by a 'desire to forever silence witnesses to or even the perpetrators of this horrible murder.'

Legal resistance to wind farms has become more common in Germany as the country switches to renewable energy. The Social Democrats have suggested direct financial compensation for those who live near a windmill.

APC deputy governorship candidate in Bayelsa breaks silence.

Real Madrid players observe a minute of silence for COVID-19 victims during their training sessions. Spain has begun 10 days of mourning for victims of the coronavirus pandemic, which so far has claimed more than 27,000 lives in the country.

People stand in the rain on Sunday as they mourn the death of George Floyd during a candlelight vigil at the Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church in Houston, Texas. Churchgoers decided to maintain silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds - the time for which a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck.

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Thursday.

Larry King has taken to social media to share an emotional note following the sudden deaths of his two children.

Since 2007, the people of Chechnya, a small Muslim republic in southern Russia, have lived under the hardline rule of President Ramzan Kadyrov. He became notorious in 2017 when he launched a purge of homosexuals. He's also known for encouraging so-called honour crimes – crimes committed against women by members of their own families. Our team in Russia managed to meet one Chechen woman who fled the threat of an honour crime and told us her harrowing story.

Reporters walked out of a press event in Cologne after church officials asked them to sign a confidentiality agreement. The officials were due to discuss issues around a key report on child abuse.