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Four dead after hundreds of Trump supporters attacked US Capitol Hill

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

S&P Dow Jones to remove ADRs of Chinese telecom firms after NYSE decision

(Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Wednesday it will remove the American Depositary Receipts of three Chinese telecom companies, China Mobile Ltd, China Telecom Corporation Ltd and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd, from its benchmarks.

After Twitter, FB and Instagram block Trump following mob attack on Capitol

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday have blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC.

Sickening and heartbreaking sight: Former Prez Bush on US Capitol attack

Former US President George W Bush called "insurrection" at the Capitol a "sickening, heartbreaking sight" and said this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic

Joe Biden selects Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general: Report

Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, sources said

Obama slams Trump, says violence at Capitol a moment of 'great dishonour'

Slamming President Donald Trump for inciting violence at the US Capitol, his predecessor Barack Obama has said it is a moment of "great dishonour and shame" for the United States

Gaming platform Roblox valued at $30 billion, plans direct listing

Roblox Corp said it aims to go public through a direct listing, instead of an IPO as originally planned, and has raised new funding in a deal that values the US gaming platform at nearly $30 billion

US, Japan set for recovery in second half of 2021, IMF chief economist says

Economic stimulus approved in the US and Japan at the end of last year will help to power a recovery in their economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on Wednesday

US Capitol complex secure as armed police ends violent occupation

Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex secure after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump

Indian-American lawmakers criticise storming of Capitol by Trump supporters

Indian-American Democratic lawmakers have expressed displeasure after they were forced to take shelter at safe places as thousands of angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol

Trump supporters used chemical irritants on police to break into Capitol

The police chief of Washington, DC, says pro-Trump protesters deployed chemical irritants on police in order to break into the US Capitol

Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters

As supporters of Trump swarmed the US Capitol, smoke grenades were deployed on the Senate side of the building, while police worked to clear the rioters from the area

World leaders express shock at Trump supporters storming US Capitol

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country

US slams India, Italy on digital taxes, could impose retaliatory tariffs

Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against US companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the US Trade Representative's office has said

Pro-Trump Protesters swarm Statehouses across the US; some evacuated

Protesters backing Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a mob stormed the US Capitol

Woman shot during violent protests in US Capitol dies: Police spokesperson

The woman who was shot during the violent protests at the US Capitol was pronounced dead at an area hospital, a spokesperson with the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed

Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of DC after curfew

Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of the nations capital in defiance of the curfew imposed after rioters stormed the Capitol

After Facebook, Twitter removes Trump's tweets on US Capitol protests

For the first time, microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday officially removed several tweets from US President Donald Trump, where he spoke on the violent protests at the US Capitol

Twitter suspends Trump's account for 12 hrs following Capitol riots remarks

In a big move, the microblogging site Twitter on decided to lock US President Donald Trump's account in wake of the violent situation at the US Capitol in Washington

Kamala Harris demands an end to assault by Trump supporters on US Capitol

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris demanded an end to the assault on the US Capitol by the supporters of outgoing President Trump after they clashed with police and breached the building's security