Hong Kong journalists charged with sedition

Two former senior editors arrested in a Hong Kong police crackdown on a pro-democracy media organisation have been charged with sedition-related offences, national security authorities say.

Prosecutors hunt rioters over US Capitol 'crime scene'

The US Justice Department has opened criminal investigations on more than 170 individuals for their involvement in the riot at the US Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, aiming to charge people with assault and seditious conspiracy.

National Guard members at the U.S. Capitol. Photo: Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA

FBI says 'armed protests' planned ahead of Biden swearing-in

The FBI has warned that armed protests are being planned in Washington, DC and around the United States in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20.

Trump acknowledges Biden victory amid calls for removal over 'insurrection'

President Donald Trump has conceded for the first time that Joe Biden will be the next US president, amid calls for him to step down after a mob of his supporters – branded “domestic terrorists” – stormed the US Capitol as Congress was certifying Biden’s victory.