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The Storming of the Capitol  

Judge: Pence must testify about conversations with Trump  

Former US Vice President Mike Pence must testify about his conversations with former President Donald Trump in the lead-up to the storming of the Capitol. A federal judge has ruled that, according to several sources to CNN. 

However, Pence may choose to refrain from recounting his own actions on Jan. 6 until 2021, when he led efforts to verify the results of the presidential election in the Senate.  

Pence has the option of appealing the decision, which has not yet been made public, according to the sources.

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American gun laws  

Leading cause of death for children in the US: Gun violence 

Gun violence was the leading cause of death among American children and teenagers aged 1 to 19 in 2021, as it was the year before, according to new data from the CDC, according to CNN.  

A total of 4,733 children were killed by firearms during the year – a nine percent increase compared to 2020. The second leading cause of death, traffic accidents, was behind around 4,300 deaths.  

About one in ten people killed by firearms in 2021 was a child.

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The crypto market  

Bankman-Fried is charged with bribing officials  

The founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, is accused of having paid the equivalent of just over SEK 414 million in bribes to one or more Chinese officials. This is reported by the Financial Times. 

Prosecutors say Bankman-Fried bought back access to trading accounts frozen by Chinese authorities. According to the financial newspaper, the accounts were linked to FTX's sister company Alameda Research.  

Bankman-Fried has previously been charged with 12 crimes. The trial is scheduled for October.

The French pension protests  

Fire and tear gas in the streets of France - 740,000 are out  

The French pension protests Fire and tear gas in the streets of France - 740,000 are out  

On Tuesday, 740,000 French people went out to protest against the pension reform, according to the government, according to French media. It is the tenth major mass mobilization during the protests. 

According to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, a record number of 13,000 police officers have been deployed in the country today, 5,500 of them in the capital, to meet the "great threat to public order".  

In Paris, black-clad protesters set fire to garbage cans and throw objects at the police. At least 27 people have been arrested.  

Both protesters and human rights groups have accused the police of excessive force, further inflaming the mood.  

At the same time, the Paris garbage collectors' union announces that it is ending its strike after tons of trash piled up on the city's streets. 

Also elsewhere in France – including in Nantes and Lyon – police and demonstrators have clashed.  

The Prime Minister has invited the unions to talks next week.