VOA says there will be a Western military response if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday.
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65 more Russian people and businesses have had sanctions slapped on them by the UK – as the country continues to attempt to cut off “vital industries fuelling Putin’s war machine,” Liz Truss said.
The Metro says shocking pictures show a huge fire turning the night sky orange as it rips through Marsden Moor.
The Metro says a top Russian diplomat said Moscow retains the right to use nuclear weapons if it is ‘provoked’ by Nato.
The Metro says Ash Barty has said she would ‘never say never’ about returning to professional tennis following her shock retirement.
The Metro says Madeleine Albright, the first woman to be secretary of state, died on Wednesday of cancer. She was 84-years-old.
The Independent says a group of National Lottery millionaire mums spent a day helping a charity put together packs of supplies for people in need.
The Independent says Britain is heading for its biggest fall in living standards since the 1950s this year, despite a mini-Budget in which chancellor Rishi Sunak slashed £330 off national insurance.
The Independent says at least 11 persons died and four others sustained injuries after a fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in India’s southern state of Telangana on Wednesday.
The Guardian says the UK will double the number of missiles it sends to Ukraine and urge western allies to step up provisions of lethal aid to the country, as the Russian invasion turns into a prolonged war of attrition.
The Guardian says a group of 54 Ukrainian orphans fleeing the horrors of Vladimir Putin’s war arrived safely at Heathrow airport on Wednesday night.
The Guardian says two of the five officers who were involved in the traumatic strip search of a 15-year-old black girl in her school in Hackney, London, have been removed from frontline duties.
The Guardian says Italy’s former prime minister Giuseppe Conte is under pressure to clarify an arrangement under which Russia supplied aid to Italy early in the coronavirus pandemic.
The Guardian says the Taliban are facing international condemnation after they announced on Wednesday that girls would not be allowed to attend secondary school.
Thursday’s front pages.
BBC News says Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out measures aimed at combating soaring energy, food and fuel prices, in his Spring Statement – resisting calls to scrap April’s National Insurance hike.
Sky News says living standards in the UK are set for their largest drop on record thanks to a perfect storm of rising inflation, the economic hit of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
France24 says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on French companies including carmaker Renault, supermarket group Auchan and DIY retailer Leroy Merlin to leave Russia.
Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged people in the west to take a stand against the Russian invasion in a speech in English on the month anniversary of the invasion.
TRT World says Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi-who became the 1st female US secretary of state has died of cancer at the age of 84, her family said.
VOA says Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and that can be enforced through lawsuits.
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