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1. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘in secret talks’ with Putin’s envoy over Gaza-style peace deal

   Trump's special envoy is due to meet Zelensky later today

2. Cristiano Ronaldo attends Trump’s dinner in first visit to US since 2014

3. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘in secret talks’ with Putin’s envoy over Gaza-style peace deal

   Trump's special envoy is due to meet Zelensky later today

4. Dame Helen Mirren calls it ‘heartbreaking’ that UK children face winter without warm clothes

5. Trump expected to sign bill to release Epstein files after it clears Senate and House: Live updates

   After the House voted near-unanimously to release the Epstein files — with one Republican, Clay Higgins, voting against the measure — Chuck Schumer successfully pushed for it to automatically pass once it reached the Senate

6. Wicked: For Good review – There’s no magic in this aimless slog of a sequel

   Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director John M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this

7. Dubai International Airport sees 93.8 million passengers so far this year as it plans new airport

   Officials say Dubai International Airport has seen 93.8 million passengers this year, surpassing last year's record

8. Tom Felton supported by Harry Potter ‘dad’ Jason Isaacs as he reprises Malfoy on Broadway

   ‘No one does it quite like the Malfoys,’ Felton wrote of the reunion

9. Dame Helen Mirren’s warning as 300,000 UK children face winter without a coat

   Dame Helen on the ‘heartbreaking’ reality facing thousands of children this Christmas

10. Two Ukrainians who ‘collaborated with Russia’ were behind railway explosion, Poland says

    PM Donald Tusk said the individuals had fled for Belarus