Independent

• Garden Grove chemical leak crisis takes new turn as tank crack found amid explosion fears

  Nearly 50,000 people evacuated have been from their homes in Orange County, California

• World Surf League halted after unknown sea creature attacks photographer in New Zealand

  Code red was issued and surfers from Brazil extracted from water on jet skis

• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv hit by hypersonic ballistic missile as allies condemn ‘reckless escalation’

  At least four people were killed in the attacks on Ukraine’s capital

• Oil prices dip after Trump says peace talks on Iran war are proceeding

  Trump stated that negotiations with Iran were ‘proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner’

• Sierra Leone is trying to tackle a teenage pregnancy crisis. US and UK aid cuts put that at risk

  The lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone is one in 52, with this risk believed to be even greater for adolescents.

• Did Marco Rubio call Donald Trump ‘stupid’? Racism question overshadows top US diplomat’s India visit

  Secretary of state says ‘there are stupid people in US who make dumb comments all the time’ after reporter makes opaque reference to president’s remarks

• Iran-US war latest: Trump has ‘pretty solid’ deal on the table, says Rubio as oil prices drop below $100

  Marco Rubio says the US will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country ‘another way’

• Turkish police storm opposition party headquarters as leadership dispute turns violent

  Standoff began after appeals court nullified Ozgur Ozel’s election as CHP chairman and stipulated that his predecessor Kemal Kilicdaroglu replace him

• British man, 23, killed in action in Ukraine after joining specialist unit supporting army

  His mother said her worst fear came true when police knocked at her door

• The one word that Trump hates the most — even prompting him to take a cognitive test

  The 79-year-old president said he decided to take a cognitive test to silence critics