Insurrection: the day white supremacist terror came to the US Capitol
Witnesses say Trump was oblivious to the gravity of the situation as five died, Congress was violated and his vice-president faced the very real possibility of being lynched
by Julian Borger in Washington
Sat 9 Jan 2021 16.22 GMT
If there was one single moment when the veil of American resilience crumbled and the Trumpist assault on democracy turned into an invasion, it arrived just before 1pm on Wednesday.
That was when a group of pro-Trump militants burst through a flimsy outer barrier on the north-west side of the Capitol building and advanced on a secondary barricade guarded by four frightened police officers, dressed only in basic uniforms and soft caps.
One of the officers can be seen resting his hands on the barrier in as casual a manner he can manage, in an attempt to defuse the confrontation. He clearly had no idea what was coming.
Indonesia: Officials fear Sriwijaya Air plane crashed shortly after takeoff
Flight SJ182 disappeared from radars shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and lost more than 3,000 meters of altitude in less than a minute. Authorities say 62 people were on board.
A Sriwijaya Air plane is suspected to have crashed several minutes after takeoff from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Saturday, according to Indonesian authorities.
Tracking showed the path of flight SJ182 ending off the coast just north of Jakarta after the plane abruptly lost altitude.
British businesses face tariffs despite Johnson’s promise of ‘tariff-free’ deal
UK companies are coming to the hard realisation that Boris Johnson’s “tariff-free” Brexit trade deal may not actually do what it says on the tin.
While the predicted scenario of lengthy lorry queues around ports in Dover as soon as the clock struck midnight on 1 January failed to materialise, EU and UK companies are facing more red tape just to get their goods across the border.
As the first week of 2021 comes to a close, some British companies have suspended exports to the EU, leaving empty shelves in Marks and Spencer outlets in France and orders with European clients unfulfilled.
French jets fly over CAR as tens of thousands flee vote tensions
Violence surrounding last month’s presidential vote forces 30,000 people to flee CAR and tens of thousands more to become internally displaced, says UN.
French fighter jets have flown over the Central African Republic (CAR) for the first time since last month’s disputed presidential election amid rising concern as violence and insecurity has forced tens of thousands of people to flee into neighbouring countries.
The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday the flight took place at the request of CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera and with permission of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) in the country.
A rioter seen in on the Senate floor in combat gear carrying zip-tie handcuffs has been identified as a decorated Air Force veteran
Sophia Ankel
An article by Ronan Farrow named the man, seen in photos from Wednesday's attack, as Larry Rendall Brock Jr.
Farrow said that Brock was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, a senior rank that usually requires 15 years of service to achieve.
All people entering Japan must submit negative results to COVID-19 test
Japan will further tighten its border controls from Saturday by requiring all people arriving to submit negative results from virus tests taken within 72 hours of their departure for Japan during the period of the latest state of emergency.
The measure will apply to those entering Japan from Wednesday and be effective until a second state of emergency that was declared Thursday is lifted, the Foreign Ministry said. The government said the emergency declaration will run through Feb. 7.
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