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Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has congratulated United States (US) President, Donald Trump on his inauguration.

Outgone US President, Barack Obama will earn $207,800, about half of his presidential salary, as his pension pay in the upcoming year.

President Donald Trump's speech after taking the oath of office lasted approximately 16 minutes.

At noon on Friday, 55-year old Barack Obama became a federal retiree.His pension payment will be $207,800 for the upcoming year, about half of his presidential salary.

A pair of police officers were injured and 95 protesters arrested after they smashed windows, damaged cars and threw rocks at police near Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on Friday in Washington, D.C.

Over the past two years, we have witnessed a rendezvous of media attention on the probable most powerful nation on earth, the United States.

In what has been a long-awaited moment, Donald J. Trump is sworn as the 45th President of the United States by Chief Justice Roberts.

At about 17 GMT London time, perhaps one of the most unlikely man to be elected President will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

Donald Trump has arrived in Washington -- and he's going to be here for at least four years. The reality of the moment, that the real estate mogul and reality show star will recite the oath of office Friday, is finally taking hold.

"The only thing that is the end of the world is the end of the world. "With that parting message to the nation, a sanguine Barack Obama sought to reassure the millions of Democrats disorientated and fearful about Donald Trump's pending inauguration that presidents may change but the nation always endures.

Just days ahead of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump has issued his own data dump.It amounts to a blueprint of his foreign policy and has caused widespread consternation among European allies. Germany's foreign minister at EU meetings in Brussels described reaction among leaders as "astonishment and agitation."

US President Barack Obama gave a farewell speech in Chicago, reflecting on his time in office.

Iran's ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a dominant figure in the country's politics since the 1980s, has died at the age of 82, media say.