Trump impeachment goes to Senate, triggering trial over Capitol siege

Former president Donald Trump will go on trial in the US Senate soon after a fresh impeachment case against the former president is transmitted on Monday by the House of Representatives.

Troop deployment to Capitol turns into Covid-19 'superspreader' event

Hundreds of National Guard soldiers test positive for Covid-19 or are quarantined in nearby hotels after possible exposure due to lack of social distancing measures, POLITICO reports.

US Senate confirms Austin as first Black chief of Pentagon

Retired general Lloyd Austin is the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to become secretary of defence.

Biden to sign order to address growing hunger crisis

US President Joe Biden is signing two executive orders that will increase food aid, protect job seekers on unemployment and clear a path for federal workers and contractors to get a $15 hourly minimum wage.

Russia welcomes US offer to extend nuclear treaty

Moscow says it shares the same view with the newly elected US President Joe Biden on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty agreement but is waiting to see "details of this proposal."

US offers to extend New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia

The New START deal, which was signed in 2010 and expires in February, limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers that Russia and the United States can deploy.

US resumes support for WHO as pandemic worsens

US also provided a boost to efforts to share out vaccines across the world by announcing it intended to join WHO's Covax initiative.

Rioters clash with police, vandalise Democratic Party office in Portland

Portland has been the scene of unrest for months, with civil rights, anarchist and anti-fascist protesters clashing with police and occasionally with right-wing militias and Trump supporters.

Twitter locks account of China's US embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

Twitter's suspension of the embassy's account came a day after the Trump administration, in its final hours, accused China of committing genocide in Xinjiang, a finding endorsed by the incoming Biden administration.

Exit Trump: World leaders react as Biden inauguration ushers in 'new dawn'

From EU to Philippines, politicians have started urging Joe Biden administration to "work for peace" and join global efforts to eradicate Covid-19.

Biden issues executive orders to undo several Trump policies

Hours after his inauguration, President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to keep the US in the WHO, end the entry ban from mostly Muslim-majority countries, bolster environmental protections and strengthen the fight against Covid-19.

Global sport hails new Biden-Harris administration

Global sportpersons, including Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Lewis Hamilton, congratulate US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration.