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1. Violent video of Buffalo police shoving 75-year-old man sparks outrage

   

   A video of a police officer appearing to shove an elderly protester who falls and cracks his head in Buffalo drew widespread condemnation and the suspension of two officers.

2. U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May as states reopened from COVID-19 shutdowns

   

   The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in May and layoffs abated, the Department of Labour said on Friday in a report that showed the latest signs the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was bottoming.

3. Protests shift to memorializing George Floyd amid push for change

   

   The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fuelled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and other violence to a quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for more to be done to address racial injustice.

4. Coronavirus: What's happening around the world Friday

   

   Britain's official human rights watchdog is to mount an inquiry into the racial inequalities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, which has topped 6.6 million cases worldwide and led to more than 391,000 deaths. Here's what's happening around the world on Friday.

5. EU, U.K. still at loggerheads in post-Brexit negotiations

   

   With the deadline for a possible extension of the Brexit transition period looming, a fourth round of talks on a future trade deal between the European Union and the U.K. ended Friday without result.