The grieving mother of George Floyd's daughter on Tuesday demanded justice for him, saying he was a good father who did not deserve to die face down on the pavement, pinned under the weight of three police officers.

US Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution that would have condemned President Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House.

The mayor of the US state of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, has called for the arrest of the white police officer, who killed an unarmed black man by pinning him to the ground.