''Trump Provoque Le Chaos À Washington'' : How International Newspapers Covered the Capitol Riots Today

The Trump-incited violence in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 made front pages around the world

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The World Reacts To The Storming of US Capitol
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The world was watching the violent Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the United States Capitol, as world leaders like U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel denounced the acts. And headlines around the globe reflected those feelings of horror on Jan. 7, with many papers featuring photos and reporting about the chaos in the United States — and with several calling out President Donald Trump for inciting the riots.

Here, clockwise from top left: Germany's Die Welt, Münchner Neueste Nachrichten, Berliner Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Der Tagesspiegel and Austria's Kurier.

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The first pages of Italian papers
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Clockwise from top left: Italy's Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica, Il manifesto, La Stampa and Il Messaggero.

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Spain Newspapers
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Clockwise from top left: Spain's La Vanguardia, El Mundo, El País, ABC and La Razón.

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French Newspaper Headlines Report U.S. Capitol Siege
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Clockwise from left: France's L'Humanité, Le Figaro, Aujourd'hui, Liberation and Le Monde.

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The United States' USA Today

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The United States' Los Angeles Times

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The United States' Washington Post

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The United States' New York Times

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