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1. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms casts key roles for season 2

   Lucy Boynton, Babou Ceesay, and Peter Mullan join Game of Thrones spinoff

2. Vladimir review – Rachel Weisz’s sociopathic professor falls for Leo Woodall in ‘post-woke’ drama

   This eight-part adaptation of Julia May Jonas’s bestselling novel is brutally muted by the Netflix aesthetic

3. Djibouti is fighting aid cuts with a tax on carbon dioxide emissions

   A new carbon emissions levy in Djibouti is being used to fund climate adaptation efforts in the tiny East African county – and could be a model for countries across the continent. Nick Ferris reports

4. Travel chaos threatens Iraq’s place in the World Cup playoffs

   Iraqi airspace has been closed since the United States and Israel launched air attacks on Iran

5. Watchdog to fine South East Water £22m over water supply failures

   Ofwat said it was consulting over the fine after homes in Kent and Sussex were hit by multiple supply interruptions over the years.

6. Politics latest: First UK evacuation flight from Middle East delayed as Starmer defends Trump relationship

   A technical issue at Oman airport prevented the flight from taking off

7. Mother whose son died after allergic reaction welcomes new school rules

8. Pottery remains reveal secrets of ancient Europeans’ surprisingly complex diet

   Plants and aquatic foods played key role in diets of early hunter gatherers

9. Iran-US war latest: US tanker on fire in Gulf after being hit by Revolutionary Guards, Tehran claims

   UK Maritime Trade Operations separately reported that tanker anchored off Kuwait was taking on water after 'large explosion'

10. Karoline Leavitt insists Trump had a ‘feeling based on fact’ before Iran strikes but still won’t detail imminent threat to US

    Administration officials under fire for shifting justifications for war