January 9, 2021 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Netizens Abuzz as Melania Trump Vanishes From Sight After Capitol Riots

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Following Wednesday protests, where thousands of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol building, netizens started to wonder what the First Lady was doing all that time. … Read More >Netizens Abuzz as Melania Trump Vanishes From Sight After Capitol Riots

USA

Google Suspending US Microblogging and Social Networking Service Parler From Play Store

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Google said it was suspending US microblogging and social networking service Parler’s mobile app, used by US President Donald Trump’s supporters instead of Twitter, from Play Store, The Verge reported. … Read More >Google Suspending US Microblogging and Social Networking Service Parler From Play Store

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Former Adviser Bolton Calls for Trump to Resign, Be Investigated on Inciting Capitol Riots

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Since the Capitol riots on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump has been repeatedly slammed by officials for encouraging supporters to storm the federal building, where lawmakers were certifying the results of the 2020 election. … Read More >Former Adviser Bolton Calls for Trump to Resign, Be Investigated on Inciting Capitol Riots

USA

US Prosecutors to Initiate Murder Investigation Into Death of Capitol Police Officer – Report

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Wednesday riots that saw the US Capitol overrun by unruly supporters of US President Donald Trump resulted in mass injuries to law enforcement officials – some severe enough to have prompted hospitalizations – and in the deaths of at least five people, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. … Read More >US Prosecutors to Initiate Murder Investigation Into Death of Capitol Police Officer – Report

USA

Pompeo Meets With Biden’s Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate ‘Orderly Transition’

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Antony Blinken to be the next US secretary of state. Blinken served as deputy national security adviser between 2013 and 2015 and as deputy secretary of state between 2015 and 2017 under then-US President Barack Obama. … Read More >Pompeo Meets With Biden’s Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate ‘Orderly Transition’

Shows

Pence will replace Trump at inauguration (Full show)

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

At least five people, including a Capitol police officer, have died of injuries sustained during the shocking confrontation between “Stop the Steal” activists and law enforcement at the US Capitol on Wednesday, when rubber bullets and tear gas were deployed in the halls of Congress. … Read More >Pence will replace Trump at inauguration (Full show)

Middle East

US unrest ‘disgrace for democracy,’ Turkey’s Erdogan says, hopes ‘peace’ will return after Biden’s inauguration

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

The Turkish president has blasted those involved in the storming of Capitol Hill on Wednesday, which claimed the lives of five people, labeling it a “disgrace.” … Read More >US unrest ‘disgrace for democracy,’ Turkey’s Erdogan says, hopes ‘peace’ will return after Biden’s inauguration

Asia & Pacific

‘Our biggest enemy’: North Korea’s Kim says next US president will likely continue ‘barbaric sanctions’

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Regardless of who is president in the United States, Washington will continue to be North Korea’s “biggest enemy,” said the country’s leader Kim Jong-un, insisting “barbaric” US policies will carry over to a Joe Biden government. … Read More >‘Our biggest enemy’: North Korea’s Kim says next US president will likely continue ‘barbaric sanctions’

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