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Donald Trump says there will be a peaceful transfer of power after the US presidential vote. "Of course there'll be a peaceful transfer, and there was last time," Trump tells a news conference, despite a mob of his supporters storming Congress in 2021 after his loss. "I just hope we're going to have honest elections." SOUNDBITE
Former US president Donald Trump created a "web of lies" to pursue "power over principle," President Joe Biden says in a speech marking the first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden resumed authority at 11:35am after briefly transferring power to Vice President Kamala Harris while under anesthetic for a routine medical procedure, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
"We know there is evidence of a coordinated planned attack. We know that the men and women who stormed the Capitol wanted to derail the peaceful transfer of power in this country," says senior Democrat and hearing chairman Bennie Thompson as he opens a congressional inquiry into the January 6 attack. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris to defeat “loser” Donald Trump in the November election, during his emotional farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday. The 81-year-old, who quit the White House race in July, urged Americans to "put a prosecutor in the Oval Office instead of a convicted felon," referring to one of Harris's previous roles. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.