Monday’s session in Congress comes on the anniversary of violence by Trump supporters on 6 January 2021.
Category: World
‘Stressed’ elephant gores Spanish tourist to death in Thailand
Blanca Ojanguren García was gored to death while bathing the animal.
Three Israelis killed in Palestinian shooting attack in West Bank
Two women and a man are killed after gunmen open fire on a bus and other vehicles in al-Funduq.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau may quit within days, say media reports
The pressure has been building for months, with sinking poll numbers for the prime minister’s ruling Liberal Party.
Biden bans offshore drilling across vast area of US
The ban covering most of America’s coastline comes two weeks before Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony.
Calls for justice and accountability in Syria grow after Assad’s fall
The new authorities have promised justice for crimes under the Assads, but there are huge challenges involved.
N Korea fires first ballistic missile in two months: Seoul
The launch comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits South Korea to meet key leaders.
S Korea’s impeached president defiant as arrest deadline looms
Yoon is waiting out the arrest warrant in his residence, newly fortified by barbed wire and buses.
Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire
The list is released as new Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza over the weekend.
Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal.