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1. Pope Leo rejects Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite and backs UN to solve global crises

   Pope Leo XIV was invited by Mr Trump to join the Board of Peace in January

2. Russian athletes set to compete under own flag at Paralympics after a decade-long absence

   Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade, and the country’s national anthem will be played for any gold medalists

3. Oscar-winning director joins Star Wars universe with cameo in The Mandalorian and Grogu

   New trailer shows Martin Scorsese in voice role as an Ardennian shopkeeper

4. Wuthering Heights has torn the Independent’s culture desk apart

   Are you currently distrusting your friends and loved ones due to their feelings about Emerald Fennell’s garish bodice-ripper? Then you are not alone! Here at ‘The Independent’, ‘Wuthering Heights’ has left us more divided than ever. So, in the interest of healing, we asked eight of our writers to explain their very heated feelings on it

5. Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer says she works four jobs to provide for her daughter

   Rumer revealed that she is the ‘sole provider’ for her two-year-old daughter

6. Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

   Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

7. Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers

   Team USA skiers Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, along with Italy’s Federica Brignone, are among the many skiers who have expressed concern during these Olympic Games about the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers

8. India’s flagship AI summit descends into chaos amid long queues and Modi lockdown

   For many on the ground, the first day was defined by blocked gates, delayed panels, and uncertainty over access

9. Sri Lanka MPs vote overwhelmingly to scrap their pensions in post-crisis reform move

   Sri Lankan legislators have overwhelmingly voted to scrap their pensions, as the Marxist-leaning government fulfills a key campaign promise

10. Air Force One and other US military aircraft being repainted in Trump’s preferred palette: reports

    The jets will reportedly be repainted red, white, blue and gold