Author: News Desk

The Sunday Times leads with comments from former PM Tony Blair who ‘attacked’ the “imbecilic” retreat of US, UK and Nato troops.

For the sixth straight Saturday, protesters march against the COVID health pass they describe as a restriction of freedom.

Violence erupts after hundreds of Palestinians protested against Israel’s stifling blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Lebanese leaders hold emergency meeting, decide to change the exchange rate used to price petroleum products.

The UK has approved an antibody treatment developed by Regeneron and Roche to prevent and treat COVID-19.

Benny Gantz says Israel reaches deal on mechanism for Qatar to resume aid payments to thousands of families in Gaza.

Israel has conducted several airstrikes through Lebanon’s airspace on targets in Syria, according to local media in Lebanon.

A white right-wing terrorist who threatened to set off a bomb on Washington DC has surrendered to police. The Capitol Hill bomb threat is over, ending an hours-long standoff that rattled lawmakers still shaken by January’s pro-Trump insurrection. The incident triggered evacuations and massive police response and sent jolts of anxiety through a city that has spent months on alert, as political tensions soared following the deadly US Capitol riot. What happened in Capitol Hill? The suspect, an obvious right-wing extremist identified by authorities as Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina, was broadcasting live from his truck on social media,…

Paper talk

A number of papers lead on the racist abuse footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were subjected to after England’s defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.

The Daily Mirror carries a picture of a mural of Rashford, which was defaced after the final, saying “you inspire us all” and features a letter from a nine-year-old girl who wrote, “you are brave and courageous (sic)… for stepping up”. “Up your game” headlines the Metro after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned social media firms to do more to stop online racism after the players were targeted on social media.

Breaking News : The FTC has told FACEBOOK TO SELL WHATSAPP AND INSTAGRAM IN MAJOR ANTITRUST CASE. The US Federal Trade Commission has re-filed its complaint against Facebook, arguing that the company should be broken up and forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The revised complaint argues that Facebook has a monopoly over social networking in the US and argues that Facebook has looked to make it difficult for other companies to compete. ……. More to follow.