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What’s on the front page of El Pais? 

Summary of The Irish News Newspaper The Irish News front page this morning – summarisedTHE Taoiseach has said Ireland will not silenced about its views on Israel’s war on Gaza after Israel said it would close its Dublin embassy.A coroner found an unidentified British Army soldier was responsible “more likely than not” for the fatal shooting of 15-year-old schoolboy Patrick Crawford in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on 10 August 1975.Attacking ace Conor O’Neill paid back the Ballinderry management and squad for their support by kicking three points in Saturday’s AIB Ulster IFC final win over Arva.  Latest…

Israeli air and ground strikes killed more than 50 people in Gaza on Sunday, including children and a journalist, according to medics. The attacks hit multiple locations, including a UN-run school sheltering displaced families in Khan Younis, where graphic scenes of casualties were reported.

Summary of the Metro Newspaper Metro front page this morning – summarisedAndrew has faced scrutiny over his alleged links to Yang Tengbo (left) (Picture: Getty/China Daily)Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson won’t be joining the rest of the Royal Family for Christmas dinner, it is understood.The Duke of York has faced further scrutiny after his links to an alleged Chinese spy were published for the first time.The alleged spy, Yang Tengbo, was banned from the UK by MI5 last week due to the potential security threat. He had been under an anonymity order known only as ‘H6’ until he revealed his…

What’s on the front page of Die Welt? 

Summary of the Independent Newspaper The Independent front page this morning – summarisedAn alleged Chinese spy banned from the UK and linked to the Duke of York can now be named as Yang Tengbo, a High Court judge has ruled.The 50-year-old director of a Chinese investment consultancy firm was barred from the UK in 2023 after it was deemed he would likely threaten national security.Lucy Letby’s lawyers are seeking to launch a fresh appeal over her convictions after claiming the prosecution’s lead witness was “not reliable”.The serial killer nurse’s barrister, Mark McDonald, said he would immediately seek permission from the…

What’s on the front page of Le Monde? 

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, causing significant damage to buildings and infrastructure. The quake, recorded at 12:47 PM local time (01:47 GMT) at a depth of 57.1km, initially triggered a tsunami alert, which has since been lifted.

Summary of The Guardian Newspaper The Guardian page this morning – summarisedAn alleged spy who befriended Prince Andrew has been named as the businessman Yang Tengbo, amid a row at the heart of government over how to deal with influential Chinese nationals.The allegations surrounding Yang have cast a spotlight on the government’s plans for a foreign interests register and whether to designate China as an enhanced risk in the middle of Labour’s new charm offensive towards Beijing.Standing at the gates of the Khmeimim airbase, a fighter from the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) eyed a pink vape being…

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago as the app faces a looming ban unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19.