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Trump Signs Pardons For 1,500 Capitol Rioters

Trump supporters clash with police as they storm the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021
US President Donald Trump signed pardons Monday for some 1,500 participants in the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol by his supporters who attempted to overturn the 2020 election.
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Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Detainees Freed On First Gaza Truce Exchange

The three hostages released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in stable condition. Hours later in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in exchange left Ofer prison on buses at around 1:00 am (2300 GMT Sunday).
US President Joe Biden attends a Sunday service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina

On Last Full Day As President, Biden Urges Americans To 'Keep The Faith'

Joe Biden traveled to South Carolina on Sunday, his last full day as US president, where he urged Americans to "keep the faith in a better day to come" as he marked the national holiday honoring civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. A scant day before turning the White House over to Donald Trump, Biden attended services at Royal Missionary Baptist Church, a historically Black church in North Charleston.
Temporary shelters were opened in Tibu to house displaced civilians, who arrived in flat-bed trucks or cramped on motorbikes

60 Killed In Colombia Guerilla Violence

The death toll from attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia has risen to 60 in the country's restive Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, officials said Saturday.
Some of those present carried photos of the hostages under a sign saying 'abducted'

Hope, Fear At Paris Rally For Gaza Hostages

People gathered in Paris Saturday in support of the hostages held in Gaza, describing being torn between hope and fear hours before a truce set to allow their release takes effect.
Telegram says it has 950 million registered accounts

Telegram Boss Admits 'Seriousness' Of French Allegations: Source

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has told investigating magistrates in France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to enabling organised crime, that he "realised the seriousness of all the allegations", according to a source close to the case.

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