UK - The Independent

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1. UK’s cheapest supermarket for branded groceries holds top spot again

2. New York officials condemn ‘disgusting act’ after flag displaying swastikas is raised overlooking Washington Square Park

   A flag featuring two swastikas and the Jewish Star of David topped a campus building Wednesday afternoon

3. New study challenges long-held assumption about weight loss

4. Pentagon cannot corroborate reports of strikes on Iranian schools and hospitals

5. Scottie Scheffler grabs share of US PGA lead while Rory McIlroy struggles

   The Northern Irishman, bidding to win back-to-back majors and a seventh overall, finished his round with four successive bogeys.

6. Trump responds to Xi’s ‘declining nation’ remark

7. Shakira and Burna Boy release official 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthem, 'Dai Dai'

   Colombian superstar Shakira and Afrobeats icon Burna Boy have released the official 2026 FIFA World Cup anthem

8. Antipoverty advocate Global Citizen hopes the World Cup halftime show drives money for education

   Global Citizen is gearing up for its biggest event yet: the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show

9. Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip - which FBI claimed was not a vacation - included a ‘VIP snorkel’ at Pearl Harbor memorial, report says

   Participants in the excursion were reportedly briefed on the significance of the battleship as a final resting place for hundreds of service members

10. Parts of California are seeing an ‘unprecedented’ rise in mushroom poisonings. Experts think they know why

    Since November there have been 47 cases of severe poisonings and four deaths reported statewide, according to the Napa County Public Health Officer