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In jab at China, Mike Pompeo lifts curbs on contacts with Taiwan

The move on Taiwan is likely to anger China and increase tensions between Washington and Beijing as the Trump administration enters its final days ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as president

Mihir Sharma: The world shouldn't laugh at the US too soon

The death of American exceptionalism has been greatly exaggerated; other democracies still have some things to learn

Top Republican says Donald Trump committed 'impeachable offences'

A top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a violent mob of Trump supporters was worthy of rebuke

Joe Biden says Donald Trump's impeachment is for Congress to decide

Biden told reporters that he was focused on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring rapid vaccination and bolstering the economy

Bull run continues: Indices on longest weekly winning streak since 2009

Sensex, Nifty hit fresh all-time highs on Friday

US Capitol: Captain America to Abraham Lincoln, why rioters wear costumes

As star-spangled superheroes and militiamen, the rioters of DC dressed with a license for mayhem

US Capitol police rejected offers of federal help to stamp out violent mob

As the mob attacked US Capitol, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times, according to a defence official and two other sources

White House condemns 'appalling, reprehensible' mob violence at US Capitol

The White House on Thursday condemned the mob violence at the US Capitol, saying that those who violently besieged the building were opposite everything the current administration stands for

President Donald Trump concedes to Joe Biden, condemns US Capitol attack

President Donald Trump is conceding to President-elect Joe Biden and condemning the violent supporters who stormed the nation's Capitol on Wednesday

Best of BS Opinion: Army's pivot to the north, an attack on America & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

US Capitol riots: YouTube removes several videos posted on Trump's channel

The move comes in the wake of the unprecedented storming of the US Capitol by Trump's supporters on Wednesday

Transportation secretary Elaine Chao resigns after US Capitol violence

Chao, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said the mob attack "has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside." She said her resignation will take effect on Monday

An attack on America

Donald Trump has irreparably damaged US power

Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies US Capitol, 4 dead

A woman was shot and killed by police, and three others died in apparent medical emergencies

Pro-Trump mob attacks US Capitol, lawmakers return to certify Biden win

Vice President Mike Pence, reopening the Senate, directly addressed the demonstrators: "You did not win."

Trump concedes defeat, pledges 'orderly transition' of power to Joe Biden

Commenting on the certification, Trump said the decision "represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history."

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office damaged during Capitol attack

Pro-Trump rioters -- who overtook the US Capitol on Wednesday and stormed past police barricades -- vandalised the office of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives

US violence in pictures: Chaos as Trump supporters storm Capital Hill

Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the US Capitol

US lawmakers to investigate police after Capitol breach by pro-Trump mob

Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how Capitol police handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed the mob to occupy the building

Four living former US presidents deride Capitol breach by Trump supporters

Slamming Trump for inciting violence at the Capitol, all four living former US presidents -- Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter -- condemned the actions of pro-Trump rioters