Bruce Springsteen, John Legend and Foo Fighters will perform remotely during the prime-time special after the ceremony.

"These men weren’t drunks who got rowdy — they were terrorists,” said Republican Senator Ben Sasse, who is likely to vote to convict Trump.

Thousands spent the night in the open fearing aftershocks and a possible tsunami.

Prosecutors alleged he was part of a plot to kidnap elected officials as Pelosi calls for criminal investigation of any congress member who aided the rioters.

Trump has requested a 21-gun salute at his red-carpet farewell on Inauguration Day but has no plans to pose for a photo with Biden.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte cycled to the King's palace to resign after a report exposed a welfare debt collection scandal: "We all must take responsibility".

Uganda's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni is ahead in the polls but sent soldiers to surround the compound of his chief challenger, reggae star Bobi Wine.

The gun rights lobby plans to restructure in Texas, where it could avoid a New York lawsuit brought claiming senior leaders diverted millions for personal use.

"Those outlets that propagate lies to their audience have unleashed insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years," he said.

It took eight months to hit 1 million dead from COVID-19. It took less than four months after that to reach the next million.

The national cabinet's decision to slash international arrival caps has forced Emirates to axe all flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

At least 21 current or former members of the US military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near the Capitol riot.

Anyone who celebrates the exit of Trump from the White House this week might consider the many rebirths of the greatest zombie in American history.

The president-elect has recruited a battle-tested team to tackle the herculean tasks of rebuilding the economy, containing the pandemic while addressing the urgent issues of climate change and racial injustice.

Do Republicans want to risk creating a martyr figure in Trump, a divisive distraction on the sidelines? Or will they allow him to fizzle out quietly, nothing to rage against?

After nearly 16 years in office, the most powerful woman in the world is about to bow out of politics.

Several people were believed to be injured after the bus careened off a road and was left dangling from an overpass in the Bronx.

The charges were introduced in the civil war and have rarely been used since. The last man to be convicted of sedition plotted to blow up the World Trade Centre.

Videos showed residents fleeing to higher ground on motorcycles, and a child trapped under the rubble as people tried to remove debris with their bare hands.

Republicans were trying to gauge the dynamics of a vote to convict Trump, while the Democrats argued about how to do it without derailing Biden's agenda.

The North’s missiles on parade could be engineering mock-ups that would require further development before they are ready to be deployed.

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Many young voters believe the election is already rigged, but they braved their fears of violence on the day to cast votes for change.

"If we invest now boldly, smartly and with unwavering focus on American workers and families, we will strengthen our economy," Biden said.

Scholars say Trump's efforts to overturn his election defeat - and his response to COVID-19 - have cemented his place as America's worst president.

Cave art discovered in Indonesia has been dated as the oldest yet discovered, and could point the way to even older discoveries.

The fire struck at a time when officials in Bangladesh look for long-term solutions for the hundreds of thousands of people who fled Myanmar.

At an emergency security briefing, Vice-President Mike Pence said the "American people deserve a safe inauguration on January 20".

The measure is the toughest anywhere in the European Union's 27 nations.

Giuseppe Conte signalled he wants to take his fight for survival to parliament, after Matteo Renzi withdrew from the ruling coalition plunging the country into political chaos.

For several weeks, the Trump-associated lawyers were an almost-daily presence on Fox shows arguing the US President had been robbed of a second term.

Republican Congress members defending President Donald Trump made the comparison again before voting against his impeachment.

Secret Service agents often have to worry about death threats and suspicious strangers. But with the arrival of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, they had a new worry: finding a toilet.

Prosecutors are revisiting how Flint’s water system was contaminated with lead during one of worst human-made environmental disasters in US history.

The German Chancellor wants a "mega-lockdown", mass-selling newspaper Bild reported, shutting down the country almost completely for fear of a fast-spreading variant of the virus first detected in Britain.

The President has even turned on his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and grown irritated at his lavish spending, telling aides to stop paying him.

Fischbacher became famous for his appearances with white tigers and lions alongside his partner Roy Horn.

Andrew Pollard said the focus should not be on whether vaccines block transmission but rather their capacity to prevent serious illness and death.

China has reported an average of 109 new cases a day over the past week, just as the WHO's inspectors arrive to investigate the origins of the pandemic.

His embrace of Amtrak is a central part of his public persona but his decision reflects worries over threats across the US in the lead-up to his inauguration.

Former Premier Matteo Renzi yanked his party from the coalition, accusing Giuseppe Conte of using the pandemic to rule by decree.

Tom Rice's vote may have been the most surprising. He voted last week to object to certification of electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Republicans must recognise that, as Trump leaves office, he leaves them at a hinge point.

Attention is President Trump's oxygen. Democrats can turn off the life support.

The fresh wave of arrests comes a week after police arrested 55 pro-democracy activists under the new national security law.

Before the ruling was announced, Huawei chartered a 777 Boeing from China Southern Airlines ready to take Meng back to China, should the decision on double criminality come down in her favour.

Still, even out of power Trump would remain a potent force with his tens of millions of followers. Any Republican senator who bucks Trump risks his wrath.

The next president of the United States is exhibiting the deliberate approach to politics that became the trademark of his march to the White House.

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Ten Republicans crossed the House floor to impeach the US President over the Capitol riot. Joe Biden says he hopes the Senate can juggle the trial and other urgent business.