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The White House confirms that a national security threat raised by US lawmakers involves Russia developing an anti-satellite weapon. "I can confirm that it is related to an anti-satellite capability that Russia developing," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters, adding however that there was "no immediate threat to anyone's safety." SOUNDBITE
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says that President Biden "was not informed until this morning" that US Secretary of Defence Chief Lloyd Austin's hospitalization was due to prostate cancer. SOUNDBITE
The arraignment of former US President Donald Trump in a Manhattan criminal court in a hush-money payment case "is not something that is a focus" of US President Joe Biden, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says in Washington. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of US President Donald Trump await his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, following his departure from Washington, DC, on the road where his motorcade will pass en route to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, where he will live post-presidency. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump leaves the White House for the last time aboard the Marine One, skipping the inauguration of successor Joe Biden as the 46th US president in an extraordinary break with tradition. IMAGES