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1. Iran-US war latest: Mojtaba Khamenei named supreme leader to succeed father killed in strikes as oil prices surge

   The United States said they had killed their top choices to replace Khamenei in successive strikes

2. Harry Styles crashes Ryan Gosling’s SNL opening monologue

   Pop star had Gosling all flustered as he tried to get on with the show

3. Oil crosses $100 mark amid Iran war as violence erupts at petrol pumps in South Asia

   Surge in energy prices causing rationing and closure of petrol pumps in import-dependent South Asia

4. SNL has perfect response to Timothée Chalamet’s controversial opera and ballet remarks

   ‘Marty Supreme’ actor said ‘no one cares’ about ballet or opera anymore

5. Three common things retirees should remove from their wills

   Wills play a critical role in deciding how your assets (estate) are distributed after you die.

6. Indians pour into streets to dance, sing and celebrate after historic T20 cricket World Cup win

   Crowd of over 100,000 roar in delight at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in Gujarat as Indian team lifts trophy

7. Waste mound collapse at Indonesia's largest landfill kills at least 5 and leaves several missing

   Officials say a massive avalanche of garbage at Indonesia’s largest landfill has killed at least five people and left several others missing after heavy overnight rain triggered the collapse

8. Lando Norris warns of ‘big accident’ which could put F1 drivers and fans at risk

   Norris said in Melbourne earlier this week that F1 has ‘gone from the best cars ever made to the worst’

9. Oscars 2026: Who will win, who should win, and who shoulda had a look-in

   Are we set for a ‘Sinners’ sweep? Or is ‘One Battle After Another’ going to win the war? Has Jessie Buckley’s anti-cat crusade ruined her chances? Or have we all been thinking about the Oscars too long? Adam White predicts who will reign supreme in the show’s major categories

10. I did goblet squats every day for a month – the results surprised me

    Described by its creator as one of the most revolutionary exercises ever invented, the goblet squat has grand claims to live up to. Our senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore tried doing some every day for a month to see if they live up to the hype