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1. PSG vs Arsenal prediction, betting tips and odds for Champions League final

   Follow our football betting tips as Arsenal take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final

2. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin denies responsibility for Romania drone strike and says conflict is ‘near end’

   Two people injured after Russian drone strike sparks fire in 10-storey building

3. Champions League final features rival songs as Arsenal and PSG fans belt out their anthems

   When Arsenal faces Paris Saint-Germain in Saturday’s Champions League final, the rivalry will extend to the singing in the stands

4. A trip to the United Arab Emirates' darkest spot reveals a rare view of the Milky Way

   The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the eyes of all who travel here

5. Bill Nighy: The smooth podcast king no one saw coming

   It would be hard to like the ‘Love Actually’ star more – but now the 76-year-old actor has pivoted to podcasting and it’s all anyone wants to talk to him about. He tells Ellie Harrison about his sublime side-hustle

6. Two Weeks in August is right – a friend-group trip to paradise can be hellish

   A new BBC drama about a gang of university friends holidaying together in a Greek villa perfectly captures the fraught dynamics of the group holiday with mates that often ends up in a fug of frostiness, money tension, and silent flights home, says Katie Rosseinsky

7. Jaecoo 7: Chery on the SUV cake

   All the Chinese manufacturer has tried to do with ‘the Temu Range Rover’ is to make something that could hold its own in a ridiculously overcrowded sector of the market. In that respect, it succeeded, writes Sean O’Grady

8. Hegseth tones down warnings about China but says US remains committed to Pacific security

   U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assured Pacific allies Saturday that Washington remains committed to the region while softening past comments that described China as an imminent threat

9. As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'

   For many in Congo and elsewhere in Central and West Africa, there is no shame in craving wild meat, a key part of the culture

10. In Southern California Chinese enclave, a mayor's arrest stokes fears of Beijing's influence

    Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government