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1. Iran-US war latest: White House dismisses report of draft Trump-Tehran peace deal as ‘complete fabrication’

   US would lift blockade of Iranian ports and Tehran would restore transit through Strait of Hormuz, agreement says, according to Iranian TV

2. Trump sends crushing message to Republicans: ‘I don’t care about the midterms’

   President’s comments came less than a day after scandal-plagued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton knocked off incumbent Republican senator John Cornyn in a costly primary battle

3. Tributes paid to boy, 12, who drowned during UK heatwave

   His family called Junior Slater their ‘little blue-eyed boy’

4. Moment woman who killed stepdaughter almost 50 years ago is arrested

   Bodycam footage shows the moment a woman who killed her stepdaughter almost 50 years ago was arrested in Heathrow Airport.

5. Mother arrested after high-speed drunk drive with child, alcohol bottles and marijuana in car

6. Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ another sovereign nation in off-the-cuff Cabinet meeting remark

   Trump comments on future of Strait of Hormuz as his Abraham Accords demand threatens to halt peace talk progress with Iran

7. ‘Relieved’ Djokovic battles past heat and spirited Royer to reach French Open third round - live reaction

   Valentin Royer saved four match points and pushed Novak Djokovic to almost four hours, but the 39-year-old battled through to continue his bid for a 25th grand slam title

8. Iran peace deal in chaos as White House rejects Tehran’s report of draft as ‘complete fabrication’

   White House says Iran’s state TV report of agreement is ‘not true’

9. Fifth night of clashes between anti-ICE protesters and federal agents

10. Baby elephant charges at safari tourists before being startled by car noise

    A baby elephant was gearing up to charge at tourists on a safari before it became startled and ran away.