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People in Tokyo pay tribute to the former prime minister Shinzo Abe as Japan marks a year since the shocking assassination of the country's longest-serving leader and a towering political figure. IMAGES
On the last day of a NATO summit in Madrid, United States President Joe Biden says that the United States intends to announce "more than 800 million" dollars in military aid to Ukraine in the next few days including "new advanced Western air defence systems for Ukraine, more artillery and ammunition, counter-battery radars, additional ammunition for the HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems we've already given Ukraine and more HIMARS from other countries as well." SOUNDBITE
At a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, United States President Joe Biden announces that the US is to enhance its "force posture" in Europe, consisting of US military air, sea, land reinforcements on the continent in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
"Being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells his US counterpart Joe Biden, speaking in English, as he makes an address to the US Congress. SOUNDBITE
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a three-part plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan is to take place in his first 100 days as president, says Business Insider. The plan, he said on Tuesday, includes asking all Americans to wear a mask. He also plans to complete 100 million vaccine shots and open most schools. "My first 100 days won't end the COVID-19 virus, I can't promise that," Biden said. However, Biden does believe the 100 days we can change the course of the disease in the US.