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1. Pep Guardiola explains what Man City must do to avoid title race being decided by VAR ‘flip of a coin’

   Guardiola feels his Manchester City side have been on the wrong end of contentious calls in the past but must take matters into their own hands

2. Elon Musk, Tim Cook and other CEOs set to join Trump’s China trip

   The president hopes this visit will unlock a series of business deals and purchase agreements with Beijing

3. Four men wrongly accused of grisly Austin yogurt shop murders reach $35m settlement with city

   The men were wrongly accused of the rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas, in 1991

4. What Trump and Xi will discuss during China visit – and what could go wrong

   Analysts tell Shweta Sharma that Xi appears to have the upper hand on trade, Iran and Taiwan, but Trump still has plenty to gain from talks in Beijing

5. John Mulaney makes savage claim about RFK Jr’s relationship with Cheryl Hines during stand-up gig

   US Health Secretary has been involved in numerous cheating scandals throughout his three marriages

6. Price shocks from the Iran war power solar sales in energy-hungry Asia

   Panicked consumers in hard-hit Asia are turning to rooftop solar power as costs climb due to the Iran war

7. China and US hold last-minute trade talks to ‘sound each other out’ ahead of Trump-Xi summit

   Officials from both sides meet at South Korea’s Incheon airport after separate meetings with president Lee Jae Myung

8. Starmer latest: Wes Streeting to visit PM for No 10 showdown over Labour division ahead of King’s Speech

   More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a statement urging Sir Keir Starmer not to stand down

9. A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

   A sanctuary on the outskirts of Congo's capital of Kinshasa is the world’s only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos, usually rescued from poachers

10. Jimmy Kimmel calls on fans to cancel their Paramount+ subscriptions in support of Stephen Colbert

    ‘Why aren’t you people canceling Paramount+? Because you never had it in the first place?’ the late night host asked