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1. Trump’s UFC arena towers over the White House as new photo shows scope of event

   The UFC ring has been decked out in patriotic colors ahead of the UFC Freedom 250

2. JetBlue weighs raising prices as Iran crisis sends fuel costs soaring

   Smaller carriers like JetBlue are particularly susceptible to these elevated fuel costs, given their more constrained financial flexibility and increased exposure to market uncertainties

3. Six people stabbed in hours after Arsenal’s Premier League victory parade

4. French Open star hit with huge fine for ‘sexist remarks’ about umpire

   Adolfo Daniel Vallejo suggested his French Open match should not have been umpired by a woman

5. Trophy hunters bring bodies of lions and bears to the UK – despite repeated pledges to ban imports

   Exclusive: Permits were also given for hunting trophies of critically endangered black rhinos and cheetahs, Africa's most endangered big cat

6. Mandelson files latest: Starmer set for humiliation as secret WhatsApp messages released

   WhatsApp messages between the Labour peer and Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are said to be included

7. Netanyahu orders Israeli strike on southern Beirut as Lebanon conflict deepens

   Israel and Hezbollah have accused each other of violating a ceasefire brokered by the US in April

8. French Open men’s and women’s seed list and tracker

   Jannik Sinner has fallen short in his bid to complete the career grand slam

9. Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari not currently good enough to win title – Nico Rosberg

   Hamilton is chasing his first race win for Ferrari at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

10. Trump mulls pardon for disgraced lawmaker jailed for insider trading – amid uproar over president’s own share buys

    President Donald Trump posts letter appealing for forgiveness on behalf of ex-Indiana Republican congressman Steve Buyer, who served 22 months behind bars but maintains his innocence