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Tens of thousands of people in the United States have demonstrated against racism and police violence for the second consecutive weekend after George Floyd's killing. President Trump had threatened to send in the army, and referred to the riots as "acts of domestic terror". Commentators discuss how much responsibility he bears for the heated atmosphere.

Since George Floyd's death people have also been taking to the streets in many European countries. The rallies not only express solidarity with the protests in the US, but are also directed against structural racism at home. Commentators take differing views of the demonstrations.

According to US media, President Trump plans to withdraw nearly 9,500 of the 35,000 US soldiers stationed in Germany in September. The plans have yet to receive official confirmation, however. Journalists describe what the move says about German-American relations - and about the state of the US.

Under pressure from the Romanian Orthodox Church, the parliament in Bucharest has partially revoked the compulsory sex education classes that were only introduced in March in Romania. Pupils now need the consent of their parents to attend, and the subject has been renamed "Health Education". Romania is among those EU countries with the highest number of teenage mothers. Commentators argue that sex education is urgently needed.