Lithuania’s parliament has voted to build a fence on the Belarus border to stop Iraqis, Afghans and other non-EU migrants entering.
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The Guardian says the Taliban have captured the key Afghan city of Pul-e-Khumri, 140 miles north of the capital Kabul, giving the insurgents control of a strategic road junction linking Kabul to the north and west
The i says Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of Lionel Messi on a free transfer from Barcelona.
Saudi Arabia voiced its support for the Lebanese people during a cabinet meeting overnight Tuesday but warned that any aid would not be allowed to reach corrupt officials.
The Times says students of medicine will be offered £10,000 to move medical schools after more university applicants than expected met the terms of their offers.
The Times says Germany will try to revitalise its immunisation campaign by forcing unvaccinated people to pay for the rapid test results they need to visit hospitals, care homes, bars, restaurants and cinemas.
The i says the Dixie Fire is now California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history having burned an area more than twice the size of New York City.
The Guardian says as Covid cases among children continue to rise in the US due to spread of the Delta variant, experts are urging the federal government to fast-track vaccine approval for those under the age of 12.
The i says three quarters of all adults in the UK have now been double vaccinated against Covid-19, according to official statistics.
The Guardian says the government is coming under pressure to intervene amid concerns that its Covid testing regime for travellers is close to collapse, with thousands failing to be properly tested on their return.
The Times says the snow on the Pyrenees where Esther Dingley disappeared had long melted but for months there was no trace of the missing British hiker.
Algeria’s president announced that 25 soldiers were killed while rescuing citizens from wildfires raging across woods and communities east of the capital.
The Times says David Cameron’s employer secured a £123 million genetic-sequencing contract after the former prime minister lobbied Matt Hancock to attend a genomics conference.
The Guardian says ministers have opened the door to expanding the use of animal testing to ingredients used in cosmetic products for the first time in 23 years, an animal welfare charity has said.
The i says Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to take action against human rights abuses in China after a majority of the British public backed a stronger Government stance.
The gap between private and state school A-level pupils leads the Guardian. The paper says teacher-assessed grades “disproportionately benefited those at independent schools”.
Plan to fix A-level inflation: Next year’s A-level students should not worry about suffering a “sudden shock” amid a plan to fix A-level inflation, the i paper suggests.
Soaring A-level grade inflation could see Gavin Williamson replaced as education secretary by Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch, the Times reports.
TRT World says Australia’s Melbourne extended its lockdown in a bid to stamp out an outbreak, while authorities in Sydney said they were considering easing restrictions for the vaccinated.
The Guardian says two more women who identified themselves as victims of New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace came forward on Tuesday.
BBC News says the Duke of York “cannot hide behind wealth and palace walls” and must respond to sexual abuse allegations filed in a US court, his accuser’s lawyer told BBC Two’s Newsnight.
Arab News says after initially finding no grounds for disciplinary action, the Israeli military later opened an investigation into an artillery bombardment that killed six Palestinian civilians.
Aljazeera says the Taliban has captured two more cities in Afghanistan, taking the number of provincial capitals the group has seized since Friday to 8. “This afternoon the Taliban entered the city of Farah”.
VOA says U.S. airstrikes are helping to blunt Taliban advances across Afghanistan, although Pentagon officials warn American air power alone will not be enough to push back the insurgent offensive.
Strictly Come Dancing has been hit by Covid after a dancer tested positive, according to the Sun. The positive test could throw the launch programme into jeopardy, the paper claims.