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1. Iran-US war latest: Trump insists Tehran wants to make a deal as US blockade in Strait of Hormuz begins

   Vessels will be subject to ‘interception, diversion and capture’ the US military warned

2. Trump slams Pope Leo as ‘weak’ and posts picture of himself as Jesus healing the sick

   President claims ‘if I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican’ in Truth Social tirade

3. Trump may be ‘jealous’ of Pope Leo’s approval ratings as his support ‘drops down into the Dead Sea’, polling guru says

   Trump is now underwater with American Catholics despite their ironclad support for him in the 2024 election, CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten pointed out

4. Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross get into Rock Hall

   Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

5. Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves 2 dead, US military says

   The U.S. military says it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people

6. Bodycam video contradicts St. Louis police's earlier account in fatal shooting of 17-year-old

   Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer shoot a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police statement that the teen pointed a gun at officers

7. Georgia mom throws two children from balcony of burning home into arms of police officers waiting below

   The officers arrived to find the 24-unit apartment building partially ‘engulfed in flames’

8. North Korean leader supervises missile tests from his naval destroyer

   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised more missile tests from his prized new warship over the weekend, state media said Tuesday, as he pledged to boost the navy’s operational capabilities with his growing collection of nuclear-capable weapons

9. Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales to retire from Congress after House opens inquiry into affair with former staffer

   The embattled congressman admitted in March after months of allegations that he‘d had an inappropriate relationship with an aide who later died by suicide

10. Michael Carrick fumes at ‘absolutely shocking’ Lisandro Martinez dismissal

    The defender was sent off 11 minutes into the second period after a VAR intervention for tugging on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair.