The Guardian says Spain’s interior minister has defended the behaviour of police who were filmed beating and pepper-spraying a young sub-Saharan African man.
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Monday’s front pages.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is to hold talks with the Canadian and Dutch prime ministers in London as Western powers prepare to agree further sanctions on Russia.
Sky News says Britons have donated more than £100m to provide aid to Ukrainians fleeing the war after an appeal was launched by the UK DEC.
Euronews says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will not forgive Russia for all the victims and suffering the war it started had caused.
France24 says Mathilde calls Hong Kong home, but as the Covid tears through the city she are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.
Aljazeera says Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenager after he allegedly stabbed two officers in the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem.
TRT World says at least 7 people have been killed, incl. two children, when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees.
The Sunday papers continue its coverage of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as Russian forces ramp up their attacks.
It’s now the 11th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which was launched by President Vladimir Putin on February 24 Russian troops headed for Hydro-plant Russian troops headed for Hydro-plant to dominate and squeeze mos of Ukraine’s power supply. Russian troops are headed towards the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant, about 100 kilometres south of Kyiv, the General staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 5. 10 days of war in Ukraine ………………………………………… Russian forces…
LATEST ⚡️🇺🇦 Air Raid alerts in KYIV LATEST ⚡️🇺🇦 Air Raid alerts in KYIV Russian troops in Bucha, #Kyiv today. Picture footage of Russian attack tanks in Kyiv taken from a balcony window. In the Bucha district on the outskirts of Kyiv, Russian forces opened fire on a car with civilians. Two people were killed, including a 17-year-old girl, and four others were injured. A massive armoured military convoy is approaching Kyiv by road is…
Dawn in Ukraine – Day 10 in Kyiv – What has happened today If you’re just joining us, here’s a quick roundup of the main developments on the ten days of war of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Ten days of war After meeting foreign ministers in Brussels, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance had made the “painful decision” to rule out calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine Kherson and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are…
In Pictures Day 9 in Ukraine – In Pictures As dawn breaks on Saturday, 5 March in Ukraine, the fighting is continuing into its tenth day. ‘WE are on our own now’ – Zelensky no-fly zone Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the West for its continued refusal to enforce a no-fly zone over his country. “All the people who die will die because of you,” he said. Kyiv continues to be hit by Russian airstrikes.…
Zelensky says You have left us alone to NATO President Zelensky says – You have left us alone to NATO after refusing to impose a no-fly zone. The Ukrainian president furiously condemned NATO leaders for ruling out a no-fly zone over his country. This is limiting President Zelensky’s options significantly; The Ukrainians can keep fighting and resisting as valiantly as they have or he now needs to negotiate with Russia over a Truce. As he…
The Russian president Vladimir Putin has been in a position of political power for over 20 years – and his popularity amongst the Russian population has steadily grown over the past two decades.
Daily Mirror – Putin threatens worse to come: Talk to me
The Sun – Putin is the extreme gangster
Daily Express – In God’s name Putin, stop the suffering
Russian president Putin prompts fear of ‘worst to come’ for Ukraine is the headline on the front splash of the Guardian.
Ukraine warned ‘worst to come’ as attacks intensify is the front page of the Independent.
A million refugees in a week is the Metro’s front page headline – a week after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The Guardian says Greater Manchester police (GMP) have paid out £8,000 to a woman who reported being drugged and raped, only to be pressed into dropping the case.
The Independent says Russia has passed a new law meaning citizens who spread what it described as “fake” information about the military can be jailed for up to 15 years.
The Metro says A Russian Foreign Intelligence chief has claimed that the country no longer sees its ‘war’ with the West as cold – and instead branded the situation ‘hot’.
The Independent says Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have said they will match donations of $3m (£2.3m) to help aide Ukrainian refugees.