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TAIPEI – U.S. curbs against Chinese officials and companies suspected of helping Beijing extend its reach in a disputed, resource-rich Asian sea will do little to reduce China’s maritime influence and could indirectly increase it, analysts believe.  The government of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a ban …

Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday as National Guard troops and police kept watch to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. There were no immediate reports of any clashes. …

Law enforcement and National Guard troops were out at the nation’s 50 capitols ahead of planned demonstrations prior to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. How are authorities preparing for the big event? Plus, Russia’s Alexi Navalny was arrested in Moscow after returning from Germany. And we look back at the life …

Except for rare cases, the inauguration of a new president symbolizes the American tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. VOA’s Steve Redisch explains how and why Wednesday’s swearing-in of Joe Biden will be far from ordinary. Source Link: Biden's Inauguration Will Look Like No Other

After almost a year of staring at each other’s living rooms or other spaces in virtual meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of a Swiss startup have come up with a new idea: sending holographic emissaries to a virtual meeting space. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more. Source Link: Virtual …

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Salman Ahmed. Photo: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Salman Ahmed appointed director policy planning at US State Dept He was part of Obama’s National Security Council He has a master’s degree from University of Cambridge Another Pakistani-American has been inducted in the United States President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, The Washington Post …

WASHINGTON – In the 10 days since the violent Jan. 6 rampage at the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, a fuller picture has emerged about the rioters, with researchers identifying members of more than a dozen extremist groups that took part in the riots. The storming of the …

Washington is locked down and U.S. law enforcement officials are geared up for pro-Trump marches in all 50 state capitals this weekend, erecting barriers and deploying thousands of National Guard troops to try to prevent the kind of violent attack that rattled the nation January 6.  The FBI warned police …