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1. Iran says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israel attacks on Lebanon

   Iran said Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon are a breach of Tehran's agreement with the US to end the war.

2. Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike

   Mona Khalil, who had refused to leave the beach she had spent years protecting, died from her injuries after the Israeli strike.

3. Meloni tells Trump to 'focus on your own popularity' as row escalates

   The US president earlier questioned Meloni's popularity after suggesting she "begged" for a photo at G7 summit

4. Bolivian president declares state of emergency

   The move comes after weeks of anti-government protests that have caused a shortage of basic goods in Bolivia.

5. Zelensky returns highest Polish honour after award stripped

   Ukraine's president said his country was open to "engagement" about "difficult and painful chapters of our shared past".

6. Tourist dies in Dominican Republic luxury resort fire

   Nearly 1,700 people were evacuated from the huge blaze at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach in Bayahibe, a popular resort town on the Caribbean coast.

7. Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit

   Ukraine has denounced the move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".

8. US to stop funding HIV programmes in South Africa

   More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.

9. Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu as virus reaches every continent

   Australia was previously the only continent where the H5N1 bird flu strain had not yet been found.

10. African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery

    The leaders have asked for apologies from the countries that benefited from the slave trade, as well as debt relief and financial compensation.