Author: News Desk

Arab News says The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world.

TRT World says In a medical first, doctors in United States have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life, apparently he’s doing fine three days on.

Aljazeera says North Korea fired what may have been a ballistic missile on Tuesday morning, Japan and South Korea said, less than a week after Pyongyang tested what it said was a hypersonic weapon.

BBC Sport says Manchester United booked an FA Cup fourth-round meeting with Middlesbrough as Scott McTominay’s eighth-minute header proved enough to beat Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Police in Los Angeles, California, pulled the pilot from a crash-landed Cessna seconds before the Plane hit by train on Sunday, sending debris flying in all directions.

Ten people have died after a cliff collapses onto tourist boats on a lake in Brazil, according to police officials said.

The ongoing Novak Djokovic visa row continues to dominate the news – with the public firmly split on whether the No 1 tennis star should be deported. 

The papers reflect the uncertainty of Djokovic’s situation – with some headlines looking at whether he will still end up being deported, if he’ll be banned from the French Open – admit France’s crackdown on anti-vaxxers and where he stands with Wimbledon. 

The tabloids highlight the absurdity of pseudo-medical therapy, whilst most papers are running stories from fellow tennis players with a pro-vaccine stance. The general tone from the tennis community is that he should be vaccinated to play at the Australian Open and that he’s created a circus of it all. 

There’s also a political spin to some stories – a few papers are questioning Nigel Farge and the right-wing’s sudden interest in Novak Djokovic. 

The Independent says Farage will try and spin the story differently but this, really, is the extent of it: he has attached himself to a bandwagon and been rewarded with a quick peek inside.

The Daily Mail says I was given the same pseudo-medical therapy as Djokovic, writes DOMINIC LAWSON, and while I’ve not won 20 Grand Slams, I know a stunt when I see it.

The Sun says TRAPPED and humiliated inside a dingy refugee detention hotel, Novak Djokovic is paying the price for his anti-vax stance.