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The hearings of the investigative committee on the storming of the Capitol on 6 January have been underway in the US since Tuesday. Security personnel on duty at the time were the first to testify, some of them in tears. The hearing aims to clarify to what extent ex-president Donald Trump bears responsibility for the attack by his supporters.

Since Alexander Lukashenka decided to stop preventing migration flows in protest at EU sanctions, such a large number of refugees have arrived in Lithuania - only two percent of whose population are foreigners - that Vilnius has declared a state of emergency. Their presence has now led to protests in the country, for example in the small town of Dieveniškės. Commentators take very different views of the situation.

Estonia has won the women's épée fencing gold medal in the team competition at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. But it's not just the team's sporting achievements that are warming the hearts of the nation - and the press.

The US gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from the individual all-around final at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday, citing mental health concerns. The four-time Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games champion had already pulled out of the team final the day before. Commentators praise the 24-year-old's move as courageous and hope that she will also become a role model outside the sport.