Arab News says When Russian tanks trundled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, alarm bells started ringing in places even far away from the war zone.
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TRT World says Facebook and Instagram users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of Moscow’s assault on Ukraine.
BBC Sport says Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea face an uncertain future but has vowed the team will keep competing on the pitch.
According to The Guardian, Russian bombs “completely destroyed” a children’s hospital in Mariupol, after shelling halted evacuations from several Ukrainian cities.
The Independent writes the missile strike in Mariupol injured expectant mothers and buried children under rubble.
The Metro also leads on the Russian attack on a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, calling it a “new low for Putin”.
The Daily Express writes that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has once again urged Western leaders to impose a no-fly zone in his country.
The Daily Mirror also leads on the missile strike on a hospital in Ukraine, describing it as “barbaric”.
The Sun leads on the bombing of a hospital in Mariupol, describing it as “evil upon evil”.
The Independent says Russia’s bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol is “a war crime”, a UK defence minister says.
The Independent says over the weekend, images of a family of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian shelling outside of Kyiv inspired worldwide outrage.
The Metro says Russia has admitted using ‘devastating’ thermobaric vacuum bombs during its invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence says.
The Metro says Ukraine’s president has survived ‘more than a dozen’ assassination attempts since Russia invaded.
The Metro says an airplane carrying former President Donald Trump suffered an engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico and made an emergency landing back in New Orleans shortly after takeoff.
The Guardian says Covid cases appear to be rising in older people as increased socialising, waning immunity and a more transmissible version of the Omicron variant threaten to fuel a resurgence of the virus.
The Guardian says Sajid Javid is expected to back the scrapping of passenger locator forms for all international arrivals in England before Easter, the Guardian has learned.
The Guardian says Britain and the US fear Russia could be setting the stage to use a chemical weapon in Ukraine after Kremlin officials alleged without firm evidence that the US had been supporting a bioweapons programme in the country.
The Guardian says a man has died after falling about 300 metres (1,000ft) down Ben Nevis, and 23 others had to be rescued in “ferocious” conditions.
Thursday’s front pages.
The Independent says Prince William is facing backlash after he said that the bloodshed in Ukraine is “alien” to Europe unlike conflicts in Africa and Asia.
BBC News says Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine – and “we should all be on the lookout”, the White House has said.
Sky News says The coronavirus pandemic is not over and cases among older people are increasing, an expert has warned.
Euronews says Ukraine’s president has accused Russia of carrying out a “war crime” after Moscow’s airstrike on a children’s hospital in the besieged port of Mariupol.
Arab News says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight.
The EU has a moral duty to make Ukraine a member state and should consider using military force to counter Russian aggression, according to Kaja Kallas, the prime minister of Estonia.