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World stunned by Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election

World stunned by Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election

SOME world leaders expressed their shock as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building where Congress meets in an attempt to overturn the results of the November 3 election won by Joe Biden. Iran's president said it proved the weakness of Western democracy while officials in China and Russia compared the storming to protests in Hong Kong and Ukraine. Here are reactions from around the world: UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "saddened" by the events at the U.S. Capitol, his spokesman said. "In such circumstances, it is important that political leaders impress on…
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The Siege of Capitol Hill: The shame of the US laid bare for the world to see

The Siege of Capitol Hill: The shame of the US laid bare for the world to see

The insurrection by supporters of outgoing US president Donald Trump, who breached security at Capitol Hill, the heart of American democracy, has laid bare the racial divisions that are the proverbial millstone that have hung around its neck for decades.  The ease with which Trump supporters, all white, were able to access and damage offices of elected representatives has been contrasted with the heavy handedness with which the US security forces treated the Black Lives Matter protesters - who were teargassed and arrested. So, American’s oldest problem - racism - reared its ugly head as the country faced its newest…
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