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1. World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and group tables

   Which teams will reach the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup and who is heading home early?

2. Extremely rare and ‘almost mythical ghost dog’ spotted in Amazon forests

   Dog is not as rare as scientists once feared, study reveals

3. Iran-US war latest: Netanyahu says he and Trump ‘don’t always see eye to eye’ as he warns Israel threat is not over despite peace deal

   A White House official said Trump’s Iran deal does not include Israel’s conditional withdrawal from Lebanon amid its conflict with Hezbollah

4. How eight beavers solved a Tube flooding problem engineers have been trying to fix for years

   The creatures were reintroduced in 2023 after being hunted to extinction 400 years ago

5. Iran vs New Zealand LIVE: Mohammad Mohebi cancels out Elijah Just double after LA protests at World Cup

   Iran and New Zealand settled for a point in the hours that followed President Donald Trump’s announcement that a US-Iran peace agreement had been reached

6. Author Amy Griffin sues woman who alleged she stole her stories of sexual abuse in memoir 'The Tell'

   Author Amy Griffin has sued a former classmate for defamation

7. Colin Firth’s ex-wife Livia launches fiery attack on ‘disgusting’ Gwyneth Paltrow

   Environmental activist has ‘cancelled’ Goop founder’s upcoming trip to her Italian farm

8. What to know about Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert

   For decades, a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert has been a hotbed of some of the most innovative flight research in the U.S. From a test pilot breaking the sound barrier to a space shuttle touching down, aviation history has often been made at Edwards Air Force Base

9. Iranian Americans protest for change outside Iran's World Cup match, in photos

   Several hundred Iranian Americans protested outside Iran’s first World Cup match Monday, calling for change in Tehran and waving the prerevolution lion-and-sun flag.

10. What to know about the demining and escort mission that US allies want for the Strait of Hormuz

    U.S. allies are proposing a naval mission to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz