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Added on the 02/03/2022 14:18:45 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Washington, Jan 15 (EFE/EPA).- Barricades have been erected around the Capitol and National Guard soldiers are patrolling the building as Washington is on high-security alert ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS). SHOT LIST: FENCE HAVE BEEN ERECTED AROUND THE AREA AROUND THE CAPITOL, NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS AND CAPITOL POLICE ROAM THE SURROUNDING STREET, IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
President Donald Trump has still refused to concede to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump is reportedly planning a rally on Biden's inauguration day. Biden has said that Trump should go to his inauguration to demonstrate a peaceful transfer of power. He then added that Trump's presence was "of no personal consequence to me." They are far from the first American presidents and presidents-to-be not to see eye to eye. However, many Americans are curious to see how inauguration day will look with the drama involved.
In the first high-level Syria peace talks to include Iran, Tehran proposes a six-month transition plan followed by elections, in what seems to be a concession from Syria's key ally that President Bashar al Assad need not remain in power. Mana Rabiee reports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewes US opposition to an Israeli offensive on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, ahead of his trip to Israel. SOUNDBITE
China says it "poses no threat" to any country, after Australia's first National Defence Strategy signalled a new focus on deterring Beijing's "coercive tactics". "China poses no threat to any country," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian says in a briefing, urging Canberra to "refrain from making accusations against China at every turn". SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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