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Ivanka Trump, a former White House adviser, spoke for hours before a congressional committee probing the 6 January attack on the US Capitol on Tuesday. Ms. Trump, who is 40 years old, was questioned about her father's actions as the crisis evolved. She is alleged to have been one of several advisers who tried to persuade the president to condemn the violence. Her attendance comes only days after her husband, also an ex-White House aide, Jared Kushner, met with investigators. According to allegations in the US media, the questioning lasted up to eight hours. According to the panel's senior chairman, unlike other witnesses questioned before the committee, Ms Trump never attempted to use her right to remain silent. Rep. Bennie Thompson stated, "She's addressing questions." "Not in a broad, conversational sense, but she's responding to inquiries." The committee has also subpoenaed White House papers from Mr Trump's meetings and actions on January 6th

Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that would prohibit abortions in the state almost entirely. The measure would make it illegal to conduct an abortion almost all of the time, with the exception of when it is necessary to "save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency." Medical professionals who are found guilty under the laws face fines of up to $100,000 (£76,505) and a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail. It comes as the Supreme Court of the United States considers a lawsuit that might invalidate abortion rights in the United States later this year. The law was submitted to the governor's office by 70 votes to 14 in Oklahoma's House of Representatives, where Republicans have a supermajority. The bill will be presented to state Governor Kevin Stitt for his approval. Any measure that restricts abortion rights will be signed into law by the Republican. The bill's author, Republican Rep. Jim Olsen, said he was "thrilled" by its passing and t

Ed Sheeran has won a copyright dispute in the High Court over his 2017 hit Shape of You. On Wednesday, a judge determined that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarized Sami Chokri's 2015 song Oh Why. Chokri, a grime musician who goes by the moniker Sami Switch, claimed that Sheeran's "Oh I" hook sounded "strikingly similar" to a "Oh why" refrain in his own song. Sheeran noted after the verdict that such "baseless" charges are "far too common." He stated there was now a culture "where a claim is made with the premise that a settlement will be cheaper than pursuing it to court" in a video on social media. "It's incredibly harmful to the songwriting industry," he added. In mainstream music, there are only so many notes and so few chords. "When 60,000 songs are released on Spotify every day, it's sure to happen by chance." There are only 12 notes available, therefore that's 22 million tunes

Residents of Bucha claim that Russian military killed residents without provocation outside their homes. Russian forces' attacks on people in the Ukrainian village of Bucha do not "appear far short of genocide," according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In response to the killings, Mr Johnson believes Western governments would impose additional sanctions. Following Russia's retreat, dozens of individuals were discovered dead in the town, some in mass graves. Moscow denied any involvement, calling the claims "fake news." The prime minister expressed confidence that more sanctions would be imposed and that EU countries would be able to stop buying Russian oil and gas. It's no surprise that people are reacting the way they are. I have no doubt that the international community, with Britain in the forefront, will move in lockstep once again to impose further sanctions and penalties on [Russian President] Vladimir Putin's government." The UK has vow

Tributes have been paid to a British barrister who died in a landslide while hiking in Australia's Blue Mountains with his nine-year-old son. Mehraab Nazir, 49, died at the scene with his son. Anastasia, his wife, is still in serious condition, but their 14-year-old son is doing well after surgery. Mr Nazir worked as a partner at a law company in Singapore, where his family had relocated more than a decade before. He was described as a "close friend and colleague" by his firm. Watson Farley & Williams announced that they would "remember and honor" him. The family's 15-year-old daughter raised the alarm on Monday afternoon after the avalanche killed her father and younger brother and badly injured her mother and elder brother. The adolescent was described as "extremely distressed" and is being monitored in a hospital. The two bodies were discovered in the mountains near Wentworth Falls, a famous trekking spot approximately 60 miles (96 kilometer