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1. Three US service personnel killed and five seriously wounded after airstrikes on Iran

   The slain service members have not been publicly identified

2. Arsenal v Chelsea live: William Saliba scores opening goal from set piece as Gunners take lead

   Arsenal have won their last three Premier League games at home to Chelsea and another would take the Gunners a step closer to the title

3. World leaders urge return to talks after US and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader Ali Khamenei

   World leaders have urged calm after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could spread across the region

4. UK terror threat level under review amid Iran strikes, defence secretary says

   John Healey said the UK’s ‘vigilance is high’ amid the Middle East crisis

5. US-born Pope Leo XIV condemns Iran strikes and calls for ‘reasonable, sincere and responsible dialogue’

   He joined world leaders in urging peace and a return to talks after US and Israel attacked Iran

6. Iran-Trump latest: President says Tehran ‘want to talk’ as three US service members are killed during strikes

   Fresh explosions reported in Doha, Dubai as Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens to launch its 'most intense offensive operation' following Khamenei’s killing

7. Top Republican says Trump doesn’t need a ‘plan’ for dealing with Iran’s future: ‘It’s not his job’

   U.S. senator says no ‘large-scale’ American force will be deployed inside Iran and rejects notion that president needs a ‘plan’ for the future

8. Trump is making dangerous assumptions about who will take power in Iran

   The killing of Iran’s supreme leader could be a blow for democracy – but there are many groups poised to fight for the future of the country, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

9. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker seized by Belgium in the North Sea

   French president Emmanuel Macron said it was a “major blow” to Russia’s shadow fleet

10. Lee Mack shares plan for ending Not Going Out

    Sitcom is set to return for a 15th series this year