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1. Who is Damir Davydov? Putin’s ammunition chief killed in car bombing outside Moscow

   Russian news outlets reported that Davydov was killed in an explosion in the Balashikha area on Tuesday

2. Fuller’s boss slams ‘government interference’ for pub closures

   Pub chain hopes for a boost from the football World Cup

3. Jadon Sancho released by Manchester United as £150m trio leave on free transfers

   Manchester United opted against extending Sancho’s contract by a year, bringing an expensive five-year spell with the club to an end

4. Former Filipino police officer who murdered Korean businessman caught after two years on the run

   Rafael Dumlao and his associates killed Jee Ick Joo inside national police headquarters in 2016

5. Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s step-grandson enrols in Chinese university amid Tokyo-Beijing row

   Bilateral relations between Japan and China hit a roadbump following Takaichi’s pro-Taiwan remarks

6. UK ‘missing in action’ as Iran war hits farmers around the world

   Millions of smallholder farmers supplying the UK are being squeezed by climate change and the Iran war — while the government is over two months overdue on announcing supply chain oversight rules that would help them

7. BBC cancels Doctor Who’s Christmas 2026 special: ‘This decision was not taken lightly’

   Ncuti Gatwa left the role of The Doctor last year

8. When is the World Cup US opening ceremony – and who is performing?

9. Doctor Who Christmas special axed as BBC plots show’s uncertain future

10. Belfast attack suspect named as he appears in court charged with attempted murder

    Hadi Alodid charged over knife attack that led to disorder on streets of city on Tuesday night