Other leaders’s accounts and unscripted moments portray a Chinese president with a quick wit, an unshakeable belief in authoritarianism – and a desperation to control his public image. Maroosha Muzaffar reports

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/xi-jinping-donald-trump-talks-beijing-b2975658.html

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Home surveillance footage shows the moment a truck with two children inside crashes into the back of a school bus in New York.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/new-york-school-bus-crash-video-b2974338.html

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Common bacterium incorporated into newly developed material degrades it down to base building blocks in just six days

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-waste-self-destruct-china-b2974758.html

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US has already built up massive naval fleets in the Caribbean and continues a deadly bombing campaign on alleged drug boats

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-51st-state-b2974476.html

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The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius poses an ‘extremely low’ overall risk to the public, health officials said

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/moderna-stock-hantavirus-vaccine-research-b2974326.html

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Vladimir Putin has said he will only meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky once a lasting peace deal is agreed as he claimed the conflict is “coming to an end”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/putin-conflict-end-zelensky-peace-deal-video-b2973845.html

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Arsenal closed in on their first league title since 2004 by beating West Ham 1-0 on Sunday

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-lewis-skelly-premier-league-title-west-ham-b2974239.html

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Bobby Pulido speaks to Eric Garcia about campaigning at traditional coming-of-age celebrations and the ‘buyer’s remorse’ Hispanics who voted for Trump are feeling

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bobby-pulido-texas-hispanics-interview-midterms-election-b2972287.html

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Exclusive: Laila Cunningham warns that the language used by Reform on immigration helped their opponents ‘label us as racial or divisive’ as the party won just one of six target councils in London

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farage-election-reform-london-mass-deportation-b2973510.html

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The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that ten weeks of war has cost the United States $29 billion

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-war-trump-us-intelligence-missiles-b2975527.html

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After years of waiting, the tech giant’s first folding phone could launch within months

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/phones-accessories/iphone-ultra-fold-release-date-b2975642.html

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Choose from mojito, pina colada, pink passion star martini and gin and tonic

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/home-fragrances/m-and-s-cocktail-can-candles-review-b2974246.html

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The pair will fill the roles previously held by John Virgo and Jim Davidson in the popular programme that aired between 1991 and 2002.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/paddy-mcguinness-stephen-hendry-jim-davidson-bbc-b2975083.html

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Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter regulation

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ebikes-lithium-ion-battery-fires-b2974228.html

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A furore unfolded when the BBC failed to edit out the Tourettes campaigner’s tics from the Baftas broadcast

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/alan-cumming-bafta-john-davidson-b2972055.html

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A Tennessee solar developer is betting that cattle-grazing and solar panels can coexist — and benefit farmers as well as the electric grid

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/solar-tennessee-america-nashville-agriculture-b2968215.html

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A pre-holiday pint at the airport for some is a staple ahead of a flight. But could this beloved tradition be coming to an end?

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/ryanair-alcohol-flights-simon-calder-video-b2972273.html

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The 2026 Giro d’Italia begins in Bulgaria for the first time before traversing 3,400km to the finish line in Rome

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-2026-route-stage-map-start-list-b2964573.html

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‘You guys are so soft & weird,’ the country singer wrote before deactivating his accounts

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/zach-bryan-fan-video-x-viral-b2972319.html

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