France recalled its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia in a diplomatic slap intended to convey its anger over a deal forged in secrecy that saw Paris lose a multi billion dollar submarine contract.

Eight months after the Capitol was breached by waves of violent Trump supporters, a fence is back up and Capitol Police are standing by.

Howard Quayle is said to be "recovering well" after being admitted to hospital on Friday morning.

Top cops say the U.S. Capitol and the D.C. Metropolitan Police departments are prepared to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot Saturday.

The recall of the French ambassadors to Australia and the US – without precedent in two centuries of diplomacy between Paris and Washington – has plunged relations to depths unknown for decades. Rifts over the Iraq war or Nato pale into insignificance....