World's eyes on Minneapolis as trial over death of George Floyd begins | First Thing

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International attention is on Minneapolis this morning, where the trial of a former police officer accused of killing George Floyd will get under way. Floyd's death, after officers knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes during an arrest while he pleaded that he could not breathe, triggered a wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the globe.