Independent commission to investigate Capitol riots
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Congress would establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the...
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Senate paves way for Trump’s speedy impeachment trial
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins on Tuesday as Senate leaders agreed on a rapid timetable. The former president is...
Iran imposes sanctions on Trump, senior US officials
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s foreign ministry has sanctioned outgoing United States President Donald Trump and nine other current and former senior officials of his administration. The...
Trump approves state of emergency declaration in US capital
Washington DC, USA: Donald Trump has approved a state of emergency declaration in the United States capital, the White House press office said late on...
Iraqi judge issues arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump
BAGHDAD, Iraq: A judge in Baghdad’s investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing US President Donald Trump, over the killing of an Iraqi...
Four killed as hundreds of Trump supporters attack US Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the US Capitol. Washington DC Police Chief Robert Contee said the...
US carrier to stay in Gulf due to Iranian ‘threats’: Pentagon
NEW YORK, USA: The United States has reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Gulf, with the Pentagon saying that due...
Chaos and delay: Trump signs $900-billion Covid relief bill, government spending package into law
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a coronavirus relief and spending package bill, averting a partial government shutdown. Trump had...
Trump urges Congress to ‘amend’ coronavirus aid bill
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Trump has urged Congress to amend a $900-billion coronavirus relief bill to more than triple its stimulus payments to Americans....
I’ll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden: Trump
WASHINGTON DC, USA: President Donald Trump has said he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden but made clear he’s...