Capitol Riot

Attacked with their own weapons, racially-abused and left fearing for their lives: US police officers on Tuesday described harrowing acts of violence from supporters of Donald Trump who stormed the US Capitol.

Wiping away tears, a police officer told a rapt US congressional hearing Tuesday he believed "this is how I'm going to die" while defending the Capitol on January 6 against a rampaging mob branding him a traitor.

A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber during the violent January 6 Capitol riots was jailed for eight months Monday, in the closely-watched first sentencing hearing for someone convicted of a felony over the attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin batted away a question about his crackdown on political rivals on Wednesday by saying he was trying to avoid the "disorder" of a popular movement such as Black Lives Matter in the United States.

Facebook has extended the ban on Donald Trump from the platform till January 2023. Facebook had suspended Trump's account the day after the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he had incited violence. That suspension will last at least two years from the date of the initial block and would only be lifted if the risk to public safety has...

A man who joined the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and carried a large red Trump flag onto the floor of the Senate pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of obstructing an official proceeding

US Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of an independent commission to investigate the deadly riot by Donald Trump supporters at the Capitol in Washington, a move aimed at preventing a bipartisan probe ahead of 2022 midterm elections.

Parler, a social media app popular with US conservatives, returned to Apple's App Store after the iPhone maker dropped it following the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Former US President Donald Trump encouraged US Capitol Hill rioters, Facebook Oversight Board said on Sunday, while agreeing with the decision of his ban from the platform. The board, however, caution the social media giant that its rules were in "shambles" and needed fixing.

Apple will bring social media app Parler, favoured by US conservatives, back to its App Store after the iPhone maker pulled it following the deadly January 6 US Capitol riot, according to a letter sent to two Republican lawmakers.

The police officer who died following the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of president Donald Trump in January was killed by two strokes, the Washington city coroner ruled Monday.

Capitol Police had more intelligence than was previously known ahead of the January 6 riot at Congress but were instructed not to use their most aggressive tactics to repel the mob, a report cited late Tuesday by US media said.

Two Capitol Police officers sued former US president Donald Trump Tuesday for inciting the January 6 insurrection that left dozens of their fellow officers injured and one dead.

In a recently held US Congressional Hearing with world's social media giants, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shrugged off the questions raised on the concerns about Instagram use for kids.

In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by U.S. lawmakers whether their platforms bore some responsibility for the riot: "yes or no?"

Attacked with their own weapons, racially-abused and left fearing for their lives: US police officers on Tuesday described harrowing acts of violence from supporters of Donald Trump who stormed the US Capitol.

Wiping away tears, a police officer told a rapt US congressional hearing Tuesday he believed "this is how I'm going to die" while defending the Capitol on January 6 against a rampaging mob branding him a traitor.

A Florida man who breached the US Senate chamber during the violent January 6 Capitol riots was jailed for eight months Monday, in the closely-watched first sentencing hearing for someone convicted of a felony over the attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin batted away a question about his crackdown on political rivals on Wednesday by saying he was trying to avoid the "disorder" of a popular movement such as Black Lives Matter in the United States.

Facebook has extended the ban on Donald Trump from the platform till January 2023. Facebook had suspended Trump's account the day after the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he had incited violence. That suspension will last at least two years from the date of the initial block and would only be lifted if the risk to public safety has...

A man who joined the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and carried a large red Trump flag onto the floor of the Senate pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of obstructing an official proceeding

US Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of an independent commission to investigate the deadly riot by Donald Trump supporters at the Capitol in Washington, a move aimed at preventing a bipartisan probe ahead of 2022 midterm elections.

Parler, a social media app popular with US conservatives, returned to Apple's App Store after the iPhone maker dropped it following the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Former US President Donald Trump encouraged US Capitol Hill rioters, Facebook Oversight Board said on Sunday, while agreeing with the decision of his ban from the platform. The board, however, caution the social media giant that its rules were in "shambles" and needed fixing.

Apple will bring social media app Parler, favoured by US conservatives, back to its App Store after the iPhone maker pulled it following the deadly January 6 US Capitol riot, according to a letter sent to two Republican lawmakers.

The police officer who died following the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of president Donald Trump in January was killed by two strokes, the Washington city coroner ruled Monday.

Capitol Police had more intelligence than was previously known ahead of the January 6 riot at Congress but were instructed not to use their most aggressive tactics to repel the mob, a report cited late Tuesday by US media said.

Two Capitol Police officers sued former US president Donald Trump Tuesday for inciting the January 6 insurrection that left dozens of their fellow officers injured and one dead.

In a recently held US Congressional Hearing with world's social media giants, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shrugged off the questions raised on the concerns about Instagram use for kids.

In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by U.S. lawmakers whether their platforms bore some responsibility for the riot: "yes or no?"