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US businesses condemn Capitol ‘chaos,’ blame Trump

Major US corporations and businesses groups on Wednesday condemned the occupation of the US Capitol by rioters angry at President Donald Trump’s election defeat, with one organization raising the possibility of the president being removed from office. The statements came on a shocking day for the United States, which saw mobs overrun Congress after a […]

US congresswoman says ‘drawing up’ articles to impeach Trump

United States Representative Ilhan Omar said she was “drawing up” articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump after masses of angry pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC on Wednesday. “I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment,” the Democratic congresswoman wrote on Twitter. “Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of […]

Bomb kills four soldiers, one civilian in Cameroon

Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said. A government spokesman blamed “separatist terrorists” for the killings in the Northwest province, where Anglophone separatists are fighting for independence. The official whose convoy was apparently targeted was […]

China goes online to mock ‘beautiful sight’ of US Capitol chaos

China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019. On Thursday morning, state media tabloid Global Times tweeted side-by-side photo comparisons of Hong Kong protesters occupying the city’s Legislative Council Complex in July […]

US Congress rejects first challenge to certifying Biden win

The US Senate and House late Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the objection by some Republican lawmakers to certifying Arizona’s electoral vote for Joe Biden, after a riot by Donald Trump supporters forced a delay in the process. Senators voted 93 to 6 against the effort to reject Arizona’s 11 electoral votes, overcoming the first of what […]

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