The mob that stormed the Capitol Wednesday did not just threaten the heart of American democracy. To scientists who watched in dismay as the scenes unfolded on television, the throngs of unmasked intruders who wandered through hallways and into private offices may also have transformed the riot into a superspreader event.

A riot amid a pandemic: Did the coronavirus, too, storm the Capitol?

Iran is in no hurry to see the US return to a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers after Joe Biden takes office this month, its supreme leader said Friday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it was not a question of "whether the United States returns or not", it was a matter of it lifting its unilateral sanctions.

Iran in no rush to see US return to nuclear deal: Khamenei

Sri Lanka's government has insisted on the cremation of all coronavirus victims, rejecting international pleas and recommendations from its own experts to allow the Muslim minority to bury their dead.

Sri Lanka to continue to cremate Muslim Covid-19 victims despite uproar

China has sealed off two cities south of Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as authorities move to stem the country's largest Covid-19 outbreak in six months.

Two Chinese cities sealed off to squash virus outbreak

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information on the individuals responsible for placing pipe bombs in the committee headquarters of the key U.S.

FBI offers reward for details of those behind Washington pipe bombs

Last year has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record, the European Union's climate monitoring service said Friday. The six years since 2015 are the six warmest ever registered, as are 20 of the last 21, evidence of a persistent and deepening trend, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported.

2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record, EU climate change service says

Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures arrested under a new security law as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing's mounting crackdown in the finance hub.

Jailed Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong arrested for 'subversion'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday threatened US sanctions over Hong Kong authorities' mass arrests of pro-democracy figures and voiced anger that an American was among those rounded up.

Pompeo threatens US sanctions over Hong Kong mass arrests

Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held Wednesday to certify Joe Biden's election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup.

Cops had let the mob storm US Capitol without any resistance. And there's proof

India has underlined its commitment to supporting African countries "as per African priorities and without conditionalities", Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Wednesday, stressing that the full respect for national ownership can never be over-emphasised.

We support Africa's empowerment with transparency, inclusivity: India at UN

US Senate rejects first objection to Biden certification after pro-Trump mob invades Capitol The United States Senate on Wednesday rejected the first objection for certifying Joe Biden's presidential election victory after hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol | READ MORE Tear gas, explosives and gunfire: Trump supporters storm Capitol, clash with police SEE PICS Twitter blocks Trump, threatens permanent ban over inciting violence Microblogging site Twitter has locked US president Trump’s account for 12 hours and threatened to permanently ban him from the platform for flouting its civic integrity rules, ordering him to remove three rule-breaking tweets | READ MORE Woman shot during riot inside the US Capitol building has died: Police A woman who was shot inside of the US Capitol on Wednesday has died, the Washington DC Police has confirmed.

Morning news brief: Anarchy in the US, its aftermath and world reactions

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has finally decided to delist three Chinese telecom companies, confirming its latest U-turn on the matter a day after US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told the NYSE chief he disagreed with an earlier decision to reverse the delistings.

NYSE to delist three Chinese telecoms in a surprising about-face

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