Author: News Desk

Monday’s front pages offer up a real variety of domestic and international topics, with ongoing coverage of Wes Streeting’s NHS plans and the upcoming October Budget finding the most prominent space.

Several publications report on the weekend Israeli attack on Gaza as well as reports of a leaked US document regarding Israel’s planned attack on Iran. Other international news making the UK front pages regard Moldova’s EU referendum and some very light coverage of the upcoming US election.

Back on home soil, the front pages cover the news of Sir Chris Hoyle’s terminal cancer diagnosis, tributes paid to former 1D member Liam Payne and coverage of the weekend’s Premier League action.

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Moldova’s EU referendum too close to call with 98% of votes counted Moldova’s referendum on joining the EU remains undecided, with Yes votes at 50.08% and No at 49.92% after 98% of ballots were counted. The tight race has sparked tension, as many expected the pro-EU vote to pass in the country of 2.6 million, which borders Romania and Ukraine. President Maia Sandu, a strong EU supporter, claimed foreign interference influenced the narrow results, accusing Russia of paying voters—an allegation Moscow denies. Sandu called it an “unprecedented assault on democracy” and cited evidence of vote-buying. Alongside the referendum, Moldova held…

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Hurricane Oscar slams Cuba causing widespread blackouts  Hurricane Oscar made landfall in eastern Cuba on Sunday evening, intensifying the country’s ongoing struggle with power outages. The Category 1 storm, with winds reaching 80 mph (130 km/h), struck just as Cuba was dealing with its third day of near-total blackout after the collapse of its largest power plant on Friday. This power plant failure triggered a nationwide power crisis, and the government is working to restore electricity by Monday night. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said most Cubans should have power by then, though full restoration might take until…

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Israeli bombing of northern Gaza leaves 87 dead or missing Israeli airstrikes on multiple homes in northern Gaza have resulted in at least 87 people dead or missing, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. The strikes, which occurred overnight and into Sunday, also injured around 40 individuals in the town of Beit Lahiya, a location that was one of the initial targets of Israel’s ground invasion nearly a year ago. The Israeli military stated that the attacks were precise strikes aimed at Hamas targets. For the past two weeks, Israel has conducted a large-scale operation in northern Gaza, claiming that…

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