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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Many of Monday’s newspaper front pages lead on an apparent assassination of Donald Trump. The attempt on the former president’s life took place near his Florida golf club on Sunday – the second assassination attempt in a few m months. Trump announced that he is “safe and well” and has vowed to “never surrender.”

Away from US politics, domestic stories make up the rest of the UK front pages, with several reports covering the ongoing backlash over the cutting of the winter fuel payments. There are also reports claiming Keir Starmer has his eyes set on an Italy-style migration deal to tackle small boats crisis.

Monday’s papers have a splash of showbiz news – including birthday tributes to Prince Harry, who turned 40 on Sunday, and Monday’s back pages are dominated by the latest from the Premier League.

Prince Harry has always felt overshadowed by William, with signs of this evident from a young age, according to royal expert Ingrid Seward. Prince Harry has long felt overshadowed by William with signs of this even in his early years Seward noted that Princess Diana was worried about Harry’s sense of inadequacy and would be upset by his estrangement from William. She recounted how even in preschool, Harry was reminded of William’s skills, highlighting his early struggles with comparison. Jump to section:

Man Arrested Following Second Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump Former President Donald Trump is unharmed following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday, according to US authorities. A “potential suspect” has been taken into custody. Secret Service agents spotted a rifle barrel emerging from bushes and opened fire. Trump was reportedly 300 to 500 yards away at the time of the incident, according to the FBI. Witnesses identified the suspect, named by US media as Ryan Routh, fleeing the scene in a black Nissan after agents fired at him. Authorities later found an AK-47-style rifle, a…

TikTok To Begin Appeal Against Being Sold Or Banned In US TikTok will begin its legal fight on Monday against a US law that could see the app banned unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform within nine months. The law, signed by President Biden in April, stems from concerns that data from TikTok’s 170 million US users could be accessed or exploited by the Chinese government. Both TikTok and ByteDance have consistently denied any ties to Chinese authorities, calling the law an “extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights.” TikTok’s legal team, along with eight content creators who…

Italy Deputy PM Faces Possible 6-Year Jail Term For Migrant Boat Blocking Prosecutors in Italy are pushing for a six-year prison sentence for Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini over his decision in August 2019 to block a migrant boat from docking. The boat, operated by the Open Arms charity, was stranded at sea for nearly three weeks before a court ordered it to dock on the island of Lampedusa. Salvini, who was Italy’s interior minister at the time, faces charges of kidnap and dereliction of duty, which he denies. Salvini defended his actions, saying he aimed to prevent Italy from…

US Denies Venezuela Claim of CIA Plot to Assassinate President Maduro The United States has denied Venezuela’s accusations that the CIA was involved in a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro and other top officials. Venezuela’s Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, announced the arrest of three US citizens, two Spaniards, and one Czech national, accusing them of plotting to destabilise the country. Cabello referred to the detainees as “mercenaries” and claimed the CIA was “leading the operation,” stating that hundreds of weapons had been seized. The US dismissed the allegations as “categorically false.” The accusations follow Washington’s recent sanctions on 16…

Houthis Hit Central Israel For First Time, Netanyahu Vows ‘Heavy Price’ For Strike Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels will pay a “heavy price” after they launched a missile that landed in central Israel on Sunday.  According to the Israeli military, the missile hit an uninhabited area, and shrapnel found nearby suggests that air defence systems failed to intercept it before it entered Israeli airspace. The military is investigating how the missile was able to travel so far, with central Israel being about 2,000km (1,240 miles) from Yemen. This is the first time a missile…

Myanmar Floods and Landslides Kills At Least 100 More than 100 people have died in Myanmar due to severe flooding and mudslides triggered by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi. Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for the ruling junta, confirmed on Sunday that 113 people have been killed, with 64 still missing. However, regional reports suggest the actual death toll may be even higher. Over 320,000 people have been forced to evacuate to temporary shelters, according to AFP. Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia this year, has already caused devastation across Vietnam, Laos, the Chinese island of Hainan,…