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1. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Six killed in ‘terrorist act’ in Kyiv as Moscow-born gunman opens fire and takes hostages

   Police stormed store, killed suspect after 40 minutes of ​negotiations attempts

2. The US backs a South Africa project to extract rare earths despite a diplomatic clash

   A U.S.-backed project in South Africa aims to extract rare earth minerals from industrial waste as part of a Trump administration priority to reduce reliance on China

3. A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record

   A humanoid robot has won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, running faster than the human record

4. World Rugby to expand trial of smaller ball in women’s game

   Exclusive:A smaller ball will be in use at WXV later this year after being trialled on the sevens circuit

5. Wife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to help save the future of NPR with $80M gift

   NPR also received an anonymous $33 million donation in April

6. Mystery of family missing since 1958 finally solved

   An amateur diver located the family’s remains and wrecked car nearly seven decades after they vanished in Oregon

7. Good work-life balance tops wish-list when looking for new job, survey suggests

   The research underscores the importance of ‘softer’ work benefits, travel franchise company Travel Counsellors said.

8. Tucker Carlson’s son leaves JD Vance’s team amid his dad’s growing feud with Trump, report says

   Buckley Carlson had worked as Vice President JD Vance’s deputy press secretary

9. No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says former foreign secretary

   Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, former foreign secretary James Cleverly sets out the reasons why ministers must have known Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting

10. Photos show Obama and Mamdani reading to preschoolers in the Bronx

    Former President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited a child care center in the Bronx, where the pair read to preschoolers and joined them in a singalong.