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1. Air India crash victim’s remains wrongly sent to UK under different name

2. Trump administration says Somali referee denied US entry over links to ‘terror organisation’ suspects

   Omar Artan, who was Africa’s referee of the year in 2025, endured an 11-hour immigration interview before being denied entry to the US last weekend despite being issued with a valid visa

3. Belfast stabbing latest: Homes and cars set ablaze as protesters accused of ‘thuggery’ after knife attack

   Anti-immigration demonstration took place in Belfast in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city

4. Bill Gates continued meeting with Jeffrey Epstein years after the financier’s sex-crime conviction and now Congress wants answers

   The closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee makes Gates the latest high-profile figure to answer questions as part of the panel’s review of Epstein-related records

5. Powerful aftershocks hamper recovery work after Philippines earthquake kills 45

   Magnitude 7.8 earthquake injured over 600 people and damaged over 3,100 homes

6. When are the three World Cup 2026 opening ceremonies and who is performing?

   Mexico, the USA and Canada will all put on displays this week

7. China car exports jump 73% in May as high fuel prices raise interest in EVs

   China has reported its passenger car exports jumped 73% in May to around 809,000 vehicles

8. Manhunt underway after twelve killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg

   The motive for the attack is not known

9. Iran threatens ‘widespread’ attacks after tit-for-tat strikes

10. Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US arrives home to hero's welcome

    A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States has returned to Somali’s capital of Mogadishu, where he was received by a crowd of supporters and officials