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1. Larry the Cat celebrates 15 years at Downing Street

   ‘He represents stability, and that’s at a premium,’ says an expert as Larry the Cat marks 15 years of service at Downing Street

2. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow condemned over ‘barbaric’ Navalny plot as civilians killed in drone strikes

   Yvette Cooper suggested new sanctions against Moscow could follow from Britain blaming the Kremlin for poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

3. Teenager killed and two injured in late-night stabbing

   Police arrest 21-year-old man on suspicion of murder

4. Truth is the most ‘dangerous weapon’ against Russia, UK says as it hits back at denial over Navalny’s death

   Labour foreign secretary Yvette Cooper suggested Moscow could face new sanctions, while his widow has called for Vladimir Putin to be held accountable

5. Anthony Kim caps remarkable comeback with stunning win at LIV Golf Adelaide

   Kim spent 12 years away from competitive golf but produced a superb final round 63 to take victory in South Australia

6. Oscar-nominated Wunmi Mosaku says she didn’t enjoy ‘isolating’ time at Rada

   ‘Sinners’ actor says she was mocked for her accent and was never given any parts

7. Iran says it’s open to compromise in nuclear talks if US lifts sanctions

   Deputy foreign minister says ‘ball was in America’s court to prove they want to do a deal’

8. New Bangladesh government says it will persist with efforts to extradite Labour MP Tulip Siddiq

   Exclusive: Bangladesh’s likely next foreign minister calls Hampstead and Highgate MP a ‘convicted criminal’, though UK does not recognise the verdict

9. Ukrainian drone strike sparks fires at Russian Black Sea port ahead of US-brokered peace talks

   A Ukrainian drone attack hit a Russian Black Sea port as diplomats prepare for fresh U.S.-brokered peace talks

10. New Taliban penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ and legalises domestic violence

    A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the Taliban-run courts. Arpan Rai reports