UK - The Independent

*Please note: The news links below will open a new window.

1. Trump-Iran latest: US president gives 10-day ultimatum to Tehran to agree to deal or ‘bad things happen’

   President Trump has given Iran 10 to 15 days to reach a deal before the US takes action

2. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor latest: Former prince pictured leaving police station after his arrest

   King’s brother released under investigation after questioning in Norfolk

3. Growing calls for independent probe into Air India crash as investigators focus attention on pilots

   Investigators are yet to settle on a cause for the crash but are leaning in the direction of either human error or deliberate action by pilots rather than a mechanical fault despite allegations that the aircraft was flawed from the moment it entered service in India. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

4. Trump directs release of government files ‘related to alien and extraterrestrial life’

   This comes after Trump accused Obama of sharing ‘classified information’ when the former president spoke about aliens on a recent podcast

5. Trial set to begin for climber who ‘left his girlfriend to die’ on Austria’s highest mountain

   Kerstin G froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain

6. Gavin Newsom trolls ‘Dozy Don’ as president’s eyes droop during Board of Peace event: ‘He’s really just asleep’

   The Board of Peace held its first meeting Thursday

7. Eric Dane death latest: Euphoria creator and Ashton Kutcher lead tributes after Grey’s Anatomy actor dies age 53

   Grey's Anatomy's Eric Dane has died after a ‘courageous battle with ALS’

8. What is ALS and what are the symptoms and causes?

   The progressive neurodegenerative disease Eric Dane had affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord

9. Eric Dane, Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria star, dies at age 53 after ALS diagnosis

   The actor first developed ALS symptoms in 2024 and advocated for expanding research into the condition

10. Ukraine-Russia war latest: White House hits back at Zelensky after ‘difficult’ peace talks end in two hours

    President says military discussed issues seriously but ‘sensitive political matters’ not addressed properly