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Dom Phillips
personDom Phillips and Indigenous affairs official Bruno Pereira are still missing. The pair went missing while reporting in a remote part of the Amazon rainforest. Javari valley is home to the most uncontacted indigenous people in the world.
Boris Johnson
personUkrainian president calls Mr Johnson a 'true friend of Ukraine' Volodymyr Zelensky spoke over video link at an online event. Johnson needed a simple majority of 359 Conservative members of Parliament to vote in his favor. He won that with 211 supporting him and 148 voting against him.
Nupur Sharma
personThe governments of Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Afghanistan and Pakistan described the comments as ‘insulting’ Brijesh Kalappa, who was Karnataka Congress’s face on TV, in talks with AAP. Mumbai Police registered an FIR against BJP leader Nupur Sharma for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Phil Mickelson
personThe 51-year-old began a self-imposed hiatus from the sport in February amid backlash over comments he made about the breakaway tour. Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Louis Oosthuizen also confirmed. The inaugural tourney on the eight-event circuit boasts a $25 million purse.
Boris Johnson
personUK PM Johnson won confidence vote handsomely, time to move on - minister says. Johnson won the vote 211 to 148, securing the support of 59% of his lawmakers. The current rules state that he can not face another confidence vote for at least a year.
Graham Brady
personAt least 54 Tory MPs have sent letters of no confidence to Sir Graham Brady. Vote will take place between 6pm and 8pm tonight, and the results will be announced at 9pm. Mr Johnson will be forced to resign as party leader if a majority (at least 180) of Tory MPs cast their ballots against him.
the Conservative Party
organizationIf Johnson loses Monday’s vote it will fire the formal starting gun on a leadership contest. A damning report into what became known as the Partygate scandal was published late last month. The scandal has shattered Johnson's reputation and led to outrage among the public.
the Golden State Warriors
organizationGolden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 107-88 in game two of NBA Finals. Victory sees the six-time NBA champions level the best-of-seven series at 1-1. Stephen Curry scored a game-high 29 points with five three-pointers. Game Three is set for Wednesday in Boston.
Apple
organizationApple will no longer require you to have an Apple Watch to use the Fitness app on iPhone starting with iOS 16. The upgraded Messages app in iOS 16 is getting a new "undo send" feature. Apple will soon allow you to take back messages you didn't really want to send.
Boris Johnson
person54 Tory MPs have declared their lack of faith in the Prime Minister. A no-confidence vote is triggered if 15% of Conservative lawmakers write a letter to Graham Brady. Several new names have called for Johnson to go, including possible leadership rival Jeremy Hunt.
John Penrose
person41% of his own MPs voted to topple him - just 906 days after his election landslide. The extraordinary result is worse than the 117 MPs who tried to oust Theresa May. 63% of voters have a negative view of PM in light of recent events.
Jeremy Hunt
personHunt and Johnson are the final two candidates in the 2019 Tory leadership race. At least 54 Tory MPs have to submit a letter to Sir Graham Brady for a vote to be triggered. Vote of no confidence must be held if 15 per cent of Tory MPs write to chairman. MPs will vote between 6pm and 8pm by secret ballot.
Conservative Party
organizationAt least 54 Conservative Party MPs have sent letters of no confidence. Vote will take place between 6pm and 8pm tonight, and the results will be announced at 9pm. If 180 Conservative lawmakers — a simple majority — vote against Johnson, he will cease to be leader of the governing Conservative Party.
BJP
organizationNupur Sharma made derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad in a TV debate. Her comments prompted complaints from several Muslim countries, including Iran, Qatar and Kuwait. Qatar, Iran and Kuwait condemned the controversial remarks.
Theresa May
person54 backbenchers who called for a vote would be enough to overturn the government's 80-seat majority. At least 40 of them sided with Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party. This scenario would trigger a snap general election just as Labour achieved a slight lead in the polls for the first time in three years.
the Boston Celtics
organizationGolden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 107-88 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry scored a game-high 29 points with five three-pointers. Game 3 is Wednesday in Boston (9 p.m. ET, ABC)
Elon Musk has threatened to call off his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Musk's lawyers have written to Twitter accusing it of failing to provide sufficient information about the number of false users on the service. Musk could choose “not to consummate the transaction” because of the alleged breach of contract.
Andriy Yarmolenko
personWales beat Ukraine 1-0 to take the final European spot in Qatar. Gareth Bale's free-kick was headed into his own net by Andriy Yarmolenko. Wales will now open at the World Cup against the United States.
Joe Root
personRoot scored an unbeaten 115 as England defeated New Zealand. His 26th Test ton also took him to 10,000 Test runs. England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test at Lord's. Second of three matches gets underway at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Wales
organizationWales beat Ukraine 1-0 in their playoff final tie in Cardiff on Sunday. Gareth Bale's free-kick was deflected into the visiting goal by Andriy Yarmolenko. Rob Page's side will join England, USA and Iran in Group B at Qatar.