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1. ‘Ridiculous’ plan developed in US zoo saves wild rhino’s bleeding eyes in Africa

   ‘Within about a week, we were actually putting the eye drops strategically in his eyes while he held for it’

2. ICE deports asylum seeker to Africa, where abuser who bought her as ‘wife’ is waiting to kill her, lawyers claim

   First inThe Independent: A Congolese woman’s life is in ‘grave danger’ after ICE secretly flew her to an unknown African nation, according to an emergency motion filed in federal court

3. Christine Largarde to leave ECB early amid ‘threat of far-right winning French election’

   Reports suggest the President of the European Central Bank wants to leave before France’s presidential election in 2027

4. Lara Trump reveals president has speech pre-written to announce the discovery of alien life after Obama claim

   The admission comes after former President Barack Obama went viral for claiming aliens are real

5. Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is flying high thanks to Colbert’s war with CBS over his banned interview

   Talarico’s interview with Colbert breaks 5 million views as he sees a surge of campaign cash as early voting begins in Texas

6. F1 testing 2026 live: Red flag after Lance Stroll crash with Lewis Hamilton out on track in Bahrain

   Follow live F1 coverage from the Bahrain International Circuit at the final test before the 2026 season begins

7. CBS hits back at Stephen Colbert after he claims top brass wouldn’t let him air interview with Texas candidate

   CBS said Stephen Colbert’s show ‘was not prohibited’ from broadcasting his sit-down with James Talarico

8. Kick It Out accuses Jose Mourinho of ‘gaslighting’ over Vinicius abuse remarks

   Mourinho has been heavily criticised for suggesting Vinicius had provoked the abuse with his goal celebration.

9. A movie that takes liberties with 'Wuthering Heights'? Scholars are OK with that

   Emerald Fennell’s new “Wuthering Heights” sparked a familiar fight about book adaptations, but some Brontë experts say it still works

10. How Gaza is marking Ramadan