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FBI warns of armed protests across US ahead of Biden inauguration on Jan 20
Amid the threats of violence from the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, the National Guard is going to send around 15,000 troops to Washington D.C. and meanwhile, until 24 January, tourists are barred from visiting the Washington Monument.
Democrats launch 2-pronged attack in Congress to oust Trump
Republicans blocked a resolution demanding that Pence and the cabinet remove Trump from office and the Democrats responded by introducing the article of impeachment against the President for his alleged role in the storming of Congress by his supporters last week that left a police officer and four others dead.
Capitol violence fallout: Top golf tourneys pull out of Trump courses
The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) has announced that it is changing plans to host its 2022 championship at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the BBC reported.
Diplomat who guided India-US nuclear deal but critical of PM Modi named CIA chief
A former Deputy Secretary of State and a senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs at the National Security Council, and now the President of the think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he emphasised the importance of relations with India while criticising Modi over Kashmir and the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Article of impeachment against Donald Trump introduced in US lower house
The article of impeachment was introduced in the House of Representatives after a Republican member objected to a resolution asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office.
S.Korea can hold dialogue with Pyongyang anytime: President Moon Jae-in
Moon said the main power of the Korean Peninsula peace process is dialogue, coexistence and cooperation, hoping to open a way for peace and coexistence in the process of addressing the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency.
Indonesia expands search area for crashed plane
"While yesterday we focused on a narrower area, today we decided to expand the range of search operations," Xinhua news agency quoted Brig. Gen. Rasman M.S., the Operation Director of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency, as saying.
Indonesian authorities claim to have located crashed plane's black boxes
The rescuers, he said on Sunday night, were trying to find black boxes after marking their positions. "It is proven that the two signals issued by the black boxes can continue to be monitored. We have marked them," Tjahjanto said, adding that the plane wreckage is located in the depth of 23 metres.
India releases Chinese soldier apprehended for crossing disputed border
The solider was interrogated for spying on deployment of Indian forces at the disputed border region in Ladakh. He had crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at friction point between both the countries at South of Pangong Lake. The Indian Army had stated that the PLA soldier had transgressed across the LAC and was taken into custody by Indian troops deployed in the area.
Sadyr Zhaparov leads presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan
CEC chairwoman Nurzhan Shildabekova said at a briefing on Sunday that turnout was more than 36 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported. "According to preliminary estimates of more than 90 per cent of automatically reading ballot boxes, candidate Sadyr Zhaparov is gaining about 80 per cent of the vote," she said.
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