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1. Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a ‘fascist’ after cordial White House meeting: Latest

   A group of Democratic lawmakers shared a video this week urging service members to ‘refuse illegal orders’

2. New study changes what we know about space dust

3. Former prime minister David Cameron diagnosed with prostate cancer

4. Steel billionaire reportedly latest to leave UK ahead of proposed tax squeeze on ultra-rich

   Move marks the latest high-profile departure amid fears Rachel Reeves’s budget will drive Britain’s wealth overseas

5. Suicide bombers kill three security force officers in Pakistan

6. Infant playpen sold on Amazon recalled over risk of ‘death from suffocation’

   No injuries from the recalled Play Yards sold on Amazon have been reported as of Friday

7. Former Try Guys member Ned Fulmer announces multiple sclerosis diagnosis

   YouTuber says he kept his diagnosis a secret for years

8. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Four killed in Russian attack on Kharkiv as Europe demands changes to Trump’s peace plan

   Rubio says changes expected in pro-Russian peace plan to add something Ukraine can support

9. Elizabeth Olsen shares poignant reason she’s ‘always looked forward’ to aging

   The 36-year-old ‘WandaVision’ star said concept of growing old has always been ‘foreign to me’

10. Uber rival trials bidding feature amid plans for new ‘taxi tax’

    Many cab drivers do not have to charge VAT on journeys