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Washington to close metro stations, Delta bans guns to D.C. ahead of inauguration 14 Jan 2021 - 11:05 pm
A general view of the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Brandon Bell
Large bitcoin payment made to far-right individuals before US Capitol attack - report 14 Jan 2021 - 10:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Representations of virtual currency bitcoin are placed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US airlines back Biden plan to mandate masks for passengers 14 Jan 2021 - 10:53 pm
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Colombia's health minister calls for confidence in vaccine as ICU numbers rise 14 Jan 2021 - 08:18 pm
People and Transmilenio system buses are seen in the commercial area of San Victorino during the mandatory total isolation decreed by the mayor's office, amidst an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia January 8, 2021. REUTER
Canada's Trudeau wants to serve for 'number of more years,' rules out vaccine passports 14 Jan 2021 - 08:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration 14 Jan 2021 - 10:04 am
Members of the US National Guard enter the perimeter of the US Capitol in Washington, US January 13, 2021. Reuters/Brandon Bell
Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone 14 Jan 2021 - 09:53 am
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) shows the article of impeachment against US President Donald Trump after signing it in an engrossment ceremony, at the US Capitol in Washington January 13, 2021. Reuters/Leah Millis
US House impeaches Trump for second time after Capitol siege 14 Jan 2021 - 12:49 am
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New York pleads for more COVID-19 vaccine as daily US death toll hits record 13 Jan 2021 - 11:32 pm
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J&J COVID-19 vaccine on track for March rollout, still aims for 1 bln doses this year -exec 13 Jan 2021 - 11:28 pm
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20,000 guardsmen to deploy for Biden inauguration 13 Jan 2021 - 11:23 pm
National Guard members gather and rest, before Democrats begin debating one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Airbnb to cancel Washington DC bookings as police warn of militia threat 13 Jan 2021 - 09:30 pm
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New York City ending business ties with Trump Organization, mayor says 13 Jan 2021 - 08:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, speaks during a news conference, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Bren
Brazil sends plane to obtain 2 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine 13 Jan 2021 - 07:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Trump's Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote 13 Jan 2021 - 06:47 pm
National Guard members gather and rest, before Democrats begin debating one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Trump on verge of 2nd impeachment after Capitol siege 13 Jan 2021 - 04:53 pm
A member of the National Guard is given a weapon before Democrats begin debating one article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
US Supreme Court clears way for execution of only woman on federal death row 13 Jan 2021 - 09:44 am
Convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery pictured at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth in an undated photograph. Courtesy of Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
House passes resolution demanding Trump’s cabinet remove him 13 Jan 2021 - 09:28 am
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) talks with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in the U.S. Capitol after the House voted on a resolution demanding U.S. Vice President Pence and the cabinet remove President Trump from office, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2021. Reuters/Eri

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Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) 2026 Hajj season saw 1,707,301 pilgrims: Saudi Arabia's GASTAT
Muslim pilgrims pray near Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage early on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP) Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield pilgrims from extreme heat
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Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

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File photo North Korea fires ballistic missile into Yellow Sea: Seoul
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan Foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio address a joint press conference after the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi . (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP) Rubio revives 'Quad' with new Asia projects after questions on US
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CEO of QFC Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater, Chairman & Founder of HMK Capital Sheikh Hamad Mohammed Khalid Al Thani with other officials during the event.

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