![Bannon was charged last year with swindling Trump supporters [File: Jonathan Bachman/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3dbee61e896b4b088f2aca9b2328f510_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)
![President Donald Trump released a farewell video on Tuesday, his last full day in office [File: Gerald Herbert/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21014121601162-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Memorial ceremonies were held across the United States, including the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, on Tuesday as the country's death toll exceeded 400,000 [Alex Brandon/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019831867894.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October 2018 [File: Omar Shagaleh/Anadolu Agency]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8f68dc1b184e475498f76a4e942bddd2_18.jpeg?resize=120%2C80)
![Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China in Istanbul, Turkey on October 1, 2020 [File: Murad Sezer/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-10-01T114951Z_1444454967_RC2N9J9X7LBY_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-XINJIANG-TURKEY.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Villagers in Tinma are still trying to find out what happened to their loved ones after soldiers from the military arrested 18 people last March. They have not been seen since and an investigation has made little progress [File: Thein Zaw/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_17200192569272.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Members of a rescue team work at the site of a gold mine explosion where 22 miners are trapped underground in Qixia, in eastern China's Shandong province [AFP/China OUT]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YZ6WH.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![A logo of WhatsApp is pictured on a T-shirt worn by a WhatsApp-Reliance Jio representative during a drive by the two companies on the outskirts of Kolkata [File: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-19T115230Z_764291103_RC2ZAL9UC723_RTRMADP_3_FACEBOOK-WHATSAPP-INDIA.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The re-emergence of Jack Ma, co-founder of Ant, one of China's biggest technology firms, may help quell persistent rumours about his fate while Beijing pursues investigations into online finance [File: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/337730664-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![United States President Donald Trump has long boasted about his business acumen and corporate connections, but company after company cut ties with him following the violent siege at the US Capitol by his supporters [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-12T151430Z_186536507_RC2F6L9LRCDX_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![President Donald Trump released a farewell video on Tuesday, his last full day in office [File: Gerald Herbert/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21014121601162-1.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
Trump's final hours in office
![A calendar with photos of Biden and Harris hangs in a shop in Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu state [P Ravikumar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-20T063009Z_934618968_RC2IBL99G674_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION-INDIA.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Antony Blinken testifies during his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 19, 2021 [Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019738758554.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken testifies during his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee om January 19 [Alex Edelman/Pool via AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019736911974.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be closely watched as a possible successor to President-elect Joe Biden [File: Matt Slocum/The Associated Press]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21016709174342-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Supporters of US President Donald Trump in the Capitol Rotunda after breaching security on January 6 [File: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/h_56604603.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![On the plains outside the city of al-Malikiyah, people wrapped up against the cold open the black plastic bags at a rubbish dump. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YL9ZJ-1.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
On the plains outside the city of al-Malikiyah, people wrapped up against the cold open the black plastic bags at a rubbish dump. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
![A US army helicopter hovers as Syrians sift through the refuse. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YX8M6.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
A US army helicopter hovers as Syrians sift through the refuse. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
![Almost 10 years of war in Syria have ravaged the economy and sent the value of the Syrian pound plummeting. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YX8LW.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Almost 10 years of war in Syria have ravaged the economy and sent the value of the Syrian pound plummeting. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
![A US army vehicle drives past as people sift through the trash. Food prices have tripled across the country since November 2019, the UN food assistance agency says. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YX8M7.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
A US army vehicle drives past as people sift through the trash. Food prices have tripled across the country since November 2019, the UN food assistance agency says. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
!['Because of the crisis and the price hikes, we're struggling to get by,' says Umm Mustafa, a mother of five. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YX8MP.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
'Because of the crisis and the price hikes, we're struggling to get by,' says Umm Mustafa, a mother of five. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
![The best days are when the truck brings in food from restaurants, Umm Mustafa says. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YX8MD.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The best days are when the truck brings in food from restaurants, Umm Mustafa says. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
![In the Kurdish-held northeast, more than 60 percent of people suffered from food insecurity in 2019, according to the World Food Programme. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YX8MX.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
In the Kurdish-held northeast, more than 60 percent of people suffered from food insecurity in 2019, according to the World Food Programme. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]
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Delivering cuts: FedEx to axe 6,300 staff in Europe
The US delivery giant says the job cuts will happen over 18 months as it integrates former rival TNT.
![FedEx hoped its acquisition of Dutch rival TNT would help it take advantage of the growth in online shopping in Europe, but the merger has not gone smoothly [File: Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP20211717001973.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Pakistan appoints former military general as Saudi envoy
Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar’s appointment comes as Pakistan seeks to rebuild ties with its Gulf ally.
![Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar retired from the military last month [File: Waqar Hussnain/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/h_52918964-e1611125963229.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Opinion
Will the Central African Republic return to full-blown war?
Concerns grow as surge in fighting displaces more than 100,000 in a country reeling from years of insecurity.
![Aid groups warn that the violence is exacerbating CAR's humanitarian crisis [File: Jack Losh/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/28.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
More event cancellations in Taiwan after rare COVID outbreak
Island moves to stamp out spread after cluster of cases emerges at hospital in Taoyuan.
![Soldiers put on personal protective equipment (PPE) before spraying disinfectant at the Taoyuan General Hospital, where Taiwan discovered a cluster of COVID-19 cases [Ann Wang/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-19T122740Z_627019790_RC20BL99MK5L_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-TAIWAN.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
![Members of the National Guard greet a dog while they spend time in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC, days ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-19T054335Z_210666822_RC2NAL9Y169Q_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Members of the National Guard greet a dog while they spend time in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC, days ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]
![National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019555939518.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]
![A street leading to the White House is blocked by police and security fencing as preparations are made for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. [Julio Cortez/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019531120630.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
A street leading to the White House is blocked by police and security fencing as preparations are made for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. [Julio Cortez/AP Photo]
![National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019556074114.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]
![Riot shields are stacked at the ready as National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019556079198.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Riot shields are stacked at the ready as National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]
![Federal K-9 units prepare for a security sweep in preparation for the inauguration ceremonies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019556150652.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Federal K-9 units prepare for a security sweep in preparation for the inauguration ceremonies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]
![Members of the National Guard have coffee while standing watch at a barrier on a close street ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. [Caitlin Ochs/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-19T154705Z_1594894974_RC23BL9YMOFT_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Members of the National Guard have coffee while standing watch at a barrier on a close street ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. [Caitlin Ochs/Reuters]
![National Guard troops are deployed throughout Washington, DC in the most heavily guarded inauguration since that of President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. [Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21019504591358.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
National Guard troops are deployed throughout Washington, DC in the most heavily guarded inauguration since that of President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. [Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo]
![A 'Field of Flags' is illuminated on the National Mall. Approximately 191,500 US flags will cover part of the National Mall to represent the American people who are unable to travel to Washington, DC for the inauguration. [Joe Raedle/Pool/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/h_56629800.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
A 'Field of Flags' is illuminated on the National Mall. Approximately 191,500 US flags will cover part of the National Mall to represent the American people who are unable to travel to Washington, DC for the inauguration. [Joe Raedle/Pool/EPA]
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