Author: News Desk

The Guardian says the Royal British Legion has apologised for its historical refusal to acknowledge the sacrifices of LGBTQ+ British military personnel.

Tuesday’s front pages.

The Gaza Strip has been rocked by Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave as tensions rise following a weekend of bloodshed around a Jerusalem holy site.

BBC News says Boris Johnson is expected to apologise to MPs after being fined for breaking lockdown rules – as he argues there are more important issues to focus on.

Sky News says the price of more than a million train tickets will be cut by up to half in April and May as the government seeks to ease cost of living pressures.

Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the start of a Russian offensive against eastern Ukraine, part of which is in the hands of pro-Russian separatists.

France24 says Swedish police arrested 26 people after weekend clashes between police and protesters rallying against plans by a far-right group to burn copies of the Koran, police said on Monday.

TRT World says South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster over the deadly floods on the east coast.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the battle for Donbas has begun. As Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and artillery fire on Monday and in a video address Mr Zelensky said that “the battle for Donbas has begun”. Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Russia tried to break through the Ukrainian front lines in the region. Video shows Ukrainian forces in Mariupol ambushing a Russian military convoy The battle for Donbass The offensive has been long-expected after Russia failed to seize Kyiv. Russia initially appeared…

VOA says a U.S. federal judge has ruled a national mask mandate on airplanes and other public transportation is not lawful, overturning a Biden administration policy.