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House select committee hears evidence that then president expressed approval of rioters calling for his VP to be punished. Plus, how average summer temperatures are rising across the US
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The House select committee investigating the January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol has placed Donald Trump at the heart of a vast plot to overrule the results of the 2020 presidential election that culminated in an attempted coup".
How much evidence has the panel compiled? In its nearly year-long investigation, the committee's research has included 100 subpoenas, 1,000 interviews and 100,000 documents.
Who makes up the committee? Seven Democrats and two Republicans.
For a more complete rundown, check out the five key takeaways of last night's hearing here.
How much ammunition is being used? Ukraine is using 5,000 to 6,000 artillery rounds each day.
What is Ukraine asking for? The Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said this week that Ukraine needed 60 multiple-rocket launchers - many more than the west has promised. It will request a list of weapons and defensive equipment at a meeting with Nato on 15 June.
Two Britons and a Moroccan national who fought Russian forces have been sentenced to death at a court in the self-proclaimed republic in Donetsk. The British foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has called it a sham judgment".
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