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1. Gunshots fired near White House as Secret Service and FBI respond

   Reporters on the North Lawn heard approximately 20 shots coming from the side of the White House

2. Usyk vs Rico LIVE: Fight updates and undercard results tonight as champion seals controversial, late KO

   Oleksandr Usyk defends the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing great Rico Verhoeven – at the pyramids of Giza

3. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Putin planning strike with high-speed Oreshnik missile

   Russia has previously attacked ‌Ukraine twice with the Oreshnik, a missile which Vladimir Putin has boasted is impossible to intercept

4. Iran-US war latest: Trump says peace deal with Tehran ‘largely negotiated’

   Trump said the deal included reopening the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the details would be announced “shortly”

5. ‘Climate of fear’ grips live music as MPs demand market dominance investigation

   A new report from the Business and Trade Committee demands that ticketing giant Live Nation face comprehensive scrutiny

6. Police investigation into Scottish National Party finances costs over £2 million

   Among those implicated in the inquiry is Peter Murrell, the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, who has been charged with allegedly embezzling nearly £460,000 from the party

7. Law enforcement authorities are responding to reports of shots fired near White House

   Law enforcement authorities are responding to reports of shots fired near the White House

8. North Carolina woman shot 2 lawyers outside court after hearing, police say

   The shooting happened after Gwendolyn White allegedly became ‘belligerent’ during a court hearing

9. Trump’s DOJ purges site of news releases on Jan 6 attack branding them ‘partisan propaganda’

   It marks the latest step in Trump administration’s effort to reshape narrative around 2021 violent attack on US Capitol

10. George Russell savours ‘special feeling’ after claiming pole for Canadian GP

    Russell will line up at the front of the grid for the third time in a row in Montreal.