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1. Resilient Iran defy World Cup obstacles to salvage draw against New Zealand

   After a ban on Iran’s pre-revolutionary flag was upheld before the Group G contest, Elijah Just twice gave the All Whites the lead, but Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebbi hit back for a precious point

2. Iran vs New Zealand LIVE: Mohammad Mohebi salvages World Cup draw after Elijah Just double after LA protests

   Iran and New Zealand face off after an intense political filter to the build-up and President Donald Trump announcing a US-Iran peace agreement

3. Emmy-nominated actor Laverne Cox says she’s lost 90 per cent of income amid Trump’s attacks on trans rights

   Emmy-nominated actor says she’s lost gigs teaching acting classes because it ‘could be perceived as promoting trans ideology’

4. Iran opens its politically charged World Cup by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand

   Iran has opened its politically charged World Cup by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand

5. Paris Hilton returns to Utah 'troubled teen' facility to support others who allege mistreatment

   Paris Hilton has returned to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager

6. House of the Dragon season three review – Dazzlingly bombastic but disappointingly shallow

   Prequel continues to fail to live up to its forebear, with distractingly bad casting and one truly wretched performance

7. India plans mission to recover ‘Green Boots’, the mountaineer whose body serves as Everest warning

   Remains of Indian climber who perished during 1996 expedition lies in mountain’s ‘death zone’ above 8,000m

8. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Moscow deal could be ‘next’ after talks with Putin and Zelensky

   The US president was speaking immediately after announcing that he had signed a memorandum to bring an end to the Iran war

9. Harry Potter HBO series casts fan-favorite character that was left out of films

   Character was originally intended to appear in the films before being cut due to time constraints

10. Weather map: Where temperatures could reach 29C this week as UK heat health alerts issued

    Temperatures could reach 29C by the end of this week in south-east England