Joe Biden inauguration LIVE: Biden signs 17 orders to undo Trump's legacy

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris take oath: Trump departs White House, leaves a letter for Joe Biden. Stay tuned for US President inauguration live updates

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Watch: Residents of the ancestral village of Harris, say they are "very happy", ahead of her inauguration

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Trump to make Mar-a-Lago estate his permanent home

Donald Trump will make his massive Mar-a-Lago estate on an island off the coast of Palm Beach in Florida his permanent home as his presidency comes to an end, according to media reports.

 

Moving trucks were seen arriving at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach as he embraces his final day in the White House, The New York Post reported.

 

Trump is reportedly planning to fly to Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday morning - hours before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

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Trump's youngest daughter announces engagement on his final full day in office

Outgoing US President Donald Trump's youngest daughter has announced one of the happiest moments of her life -- her engagement -- on her father's final full day in office.

 

Trump, 74, would be succeeded by 78-year-old Biden as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday.

 

In a picture posted on Instagram on Tuesday, 27-year-old daughter Tiffany Trump in a black dress can be seen wearing an engagement ring and standing with her 23-year-old "billionaire heir" fiance Michael Boulos in one of the White House's colonnades.

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One-third of Europeans do not trust Americans: Survey

Thirty-two per cent of Europeans no longer believed that Americans can be trusted after electing Donald Trump as President in 2016, according to a pan-European survey of over 15,000 people in 11 countries.

 

In Germany, 53 per cent of respondents said that they strongly agreed that Americans can no longer be trusted after the 2016 election, the think tank European Council on Foreign Relations found in the survey, teh Xinhau news agency reported.

 

The poll also found 36 per cent of Swedish respondents did not believe Americans were trustworthy after 2016.

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China dismisses Pompeo Uighur genocide claim as 'outrageous lies'

China dismisses Pompeo Uighur genocide claim as 'outrageous lies'

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European Union's top officials express relief that they will soon have a friend in the White House

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Joe Biden inauguration LIVE: EU chief says Europe 'has a friend in the White House'

The European Union's top officials expressed relief on Wednesday that they would soon have a friend in the White House as Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump.

 

Charles Michel, president of the European Council, said the moment should be seized to form a new "founding pact" between democratic powers.

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Biden's speechwriter Vinay Reddy makes his Telangana village proud

When the entire world is waiting to hear new US President Joe Biden's inaugural address, people in a remote village in Telangana will cherish the moment for his speechwriter has his roots here.

 

Villagers of Pothireddypeta in Karimnagar district, about 200 km from Hyderabad, feel proud that Cholleti Vinay Reddy has been appointed as the director of speechwriting of the new US President.

 

People in the village recall their association with Vinay Reddy's father Narayana Reddy, who migrated to the US in 1970.

 

Narayana Reddy, who did his schooling in the village, pursued MBBS in Hyderabad and later migrated to the US.

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Rapper Raja Kumari happy to represent India at Biden's inaugural galas

Grammy-nominated Indian-American rapper Raja Kumari feels proud to represent India at the the AAPI Inaugural Ball: Breaking Barriers, and says she is looking forward to a less divided, more united America.

 

The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Ball is one of the traditional galas held around the presidential inauguration ceremony in the US, and this year's events were held virtually because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ball gala was held on Tuesday.

 

The Ball celebrates and honours the contribution of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities ahead of the presidential swearing-in ceremony.

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Jennifer Lopez gears up for Biden-Harris inauguration, shares glimpses

The 'On The Floor' songstress hopped on to Instagram to share glimpses of her preparation for the performance. The star shared a picture in which she is seen stunningly posing in front of her private jet. Dressed in an all-grey ensemble and a matching hat, the 'Hustlers' star looked sexy as ever.

 

The 'Second Act' star captioned the picture with colours of the US flag, red blue and white heart emoticons and added, "DC Bound."

 

The post garnered more than 7 lakh likes over the photo-sharing platform.

 

Lopez also shared another picture from the venue as she sits along with the 'inauguration squad'.

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It’s time we begin to heal and overcome — together, says Joe Biden

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Joe Biden inauguration LIVE: Trump offers 'best wishes' to new administration in farewell video address

Extending his "best wishes" and praying for the success of the new administration in keeping America safe and prosperous, outgoing US President Donald Trump in his farewell address has said that Americans must unify around their shared values and rise above partisan rancour to forge their common destiny.

 

Trump has still not fully accepted the result of last November's election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump, a Republican, made no mention of Biden in his pre-recorded video address, but did allude to the violence at the Capitol earlier this month.

 

In the video farewell message released by the White House on Tuesday, Trump, 74, said he embarked on a mission to make America great again for all Americans.

 

"I took on the tough battles, the hardest fights, the most difficult choices because that's what you elected me to do. Your needs were my first and last unyielding focus.

 

"As I conclude my term as the 45th President of the United States, I stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together. We did what we came here to do and so much more," he said.

 

Trump said to serve as the President has been an honour beyond description.

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Trump's exit: President leaves office with legacy of chaos

Donald Trump will walk out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy of chaos and tumult and a nation bitterly divided.

 

Four years after standing on stage at his own inauguration and painting a dire picture of American carnage," Trump departs the office twice impeached, with millions more out of work and 400,000 dead from the coronavirus.

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US President inauguration LIVE: Trump blocks Venezuelans'' deportation in last political gift

With the clock winding down on his term, U.S. President Donald Trump shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation Tuesday night, rewarding Venezuelan exiles who have been among his most loyal supporters and who fear losing the same privileged access to the White House during the Biden administration.

 

Trump signed an executive order deferring for 18 months the removal of more than 145,000 Venezuelans who were at risk of being sent back to their crisis-wracked homeland. He cited the deteriorative condition within Venezuela that constitutes a national security threat as the basis for his decision.

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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell: Trump ''provoked'' Capitol siege, mob was fed lies

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was fed lies and the president and others provoked those intent on overturning Democrat Joe Biden's election.

 

Ahead of Trump's historic second impeachment trial, McConnell's remarks were his most severe and public rebuke of the outgoing president. The GOP leader is setting a tone as Republicans weigh whether to convict Trump on the impeachment charge that will soon be sent over from the House: incitement of insurrection.

 

The mob was fed lies," McConnell said. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people, and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like.

 

The Republican leader vowed a safe and successful inauguration of Biden on Wednesday at the Capitol, where final preparations were underway amid heavy security.