World reaction to the storming of the US Capitol
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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, center front left, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, center front right, after a group photo at a NATO leaders meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. From left, French President Emmanuel Macron, Norway s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Poland s President Andrzej Duda and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. World leaders including Macron, Merkel, Solberg and Stoltenberg, are condemning the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden s victory, thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.(AP Photo/John Minchillo) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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The chaos at the Capitol in Washington has forced political leaders to more closely scrutinize President Trump and the role his rhetoric has played in Wednesday’s violent riots and if he is fit to remain in office, even if his term expires in just 13 days.
Little Archie and his parents, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, are making sure that his pals in New Zealand are staying warm. According to
People, the Sussexes worked with community crafting company Make Give Live to donate 200 beanies to Archie s Kiwi friends. The organization worked with the Sussexes for an order of 100 beanies and thanks to its buy-one-give-one model, it means that 200 kids will get a hat. They said that they wanted to help our members continue to enjoy making, connecting and supporting each other which has never been as important as now, Make Give Live wrote on Instagram. The company also revealed that Meghan and Harry worked with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to help coordinate the effort, which started before Christmas. Archie wore Make Give Live s Cocobear hat now called the Archie beanie in a post on @SussexRoyal to celebrate New Year s Eve 2019.
Jacinda Ardern approves Trans-Tasman travel bubble
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The on again, off again Trans-Tasman travel bubble has been approved in principle by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
This means Australians will be able to travel to New Zealand without quarantining in by March 2021, provided the COVID-19 situation in both countries remains as it is currently.
Jacinda Ardern said a commencement date of the travel bubble will be announced once arrangements are finalised, adding that her government was working through plans to deal with potential COVID-19 outbreaks.
Ardern said that having plans in place would give her government