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1. Thailand announces Ebola quarantine measures – even for people with no symptoms

   Stricter rules come after WHO declares Bundibugyo strain of Ebola a public health emergency of global concern

2. How long will the UK heatwave last?

   Highs of 33C are forecast into the start of the week

3. The five extra England players called up by Thomas Tuchel to help prepare for World Cup friendlies

   England will travel to Florida for friendlies against New Zealand and Costa Rica

4. Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack

   An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage and foreign a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at Sydney Hanukkah celebration

5. Iran-US war latest: Trump says he will ‘not be rushed’ into peace deal as he warns Tehran over nuclear weapons

   Trump said talks were progressing and the US relationship with Iran had become more professional and productive

6. Ted Cruz shreds MAGA influencer defending Trump’s Iran deal: ‘Hush, child!’

   The Republican Senator fired off online after an influencer told him, ‘Cool, Ted. No one asked you, bro,’ when he posted on X about his concerns over the deal with Iran

7. Idris Elba opens up about his James Bond prospects as casting gets underway

   Luther star is a fan favourite to play the fictional spy, but doesn’t believe he is in contention

8. In Sudan’s war economy, gold keeps flowing as miners risk mercury and collapse

   Miners in northern Sudan search for gold using metal detectors and digging tools

9. Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese behind the 'conbini' empire, has died. He was 93.

   Toshifumi Suzuki, the Japanese businessman credited with creating the 7-Eleven convenience-chain global retail empire, has died

10. Barbra Streisand shares video message after cancelling her Cannes Film Festival appearance due to injury

    The ‘Yentl’ director could not make it to the festival because she was recovering from a knee injury