Defense Secretary Mark Esper said at a press conference on Wednesday that he doesn’t support using active-duty forces in a law enforcement role — a stance in contrast to the US president's threat of deploying the US military to rein in protests against racial injustice across the United States. According to a Bloomberg report, Trump has since privately asked advisers if Esper can still be effective in his role. However, on Wednesday afternoon, Esper abruptly reversed a decision to send 200 active-duty troops home from Washington D.C., following a meeting at the White House.

On Thursday morning, news correspondent Ben Avery was ambushed by crowds while he was on-air reporting on protests happening in London. He's the second Nine reporter to be attacked while reporting on protests over the death of George Floyd.

Mukesh and Anil Ambani began their careers as intimate collaborators, with once describing their approach as “two bodies, one mind.” But after the death of their father who founded Reliance almost five decades ago, they grew increasingly estranged.