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Front page summary Metro – £35bn Waspi sting Millions of women could get £10,000 each because successive governments “failed to tell…

Front page summary The Guardian – US toughens stance on call for immediate Gaza ceasefire The US has drafted a new…

Front page summary Daily Express – Pay Up! Millions of women owed pension payoutsThe Daily Express reports that millions of…

Front page summary Daily Mirror – Pay them what they are owed Millions of women born in the 1950s are due…

Front page summary The Sun – Kit hits the fan The Sun reports that labour leader Sir Keir Starmer joined the…

Most of Friday’s front pages lead on the same story – the landmark report that calls for women impacted by pension changes. It calls for them to receive payments and follows a campaign by so-called Waspi women – named after the group Women Against State Pension Inequality. 

Reddit said on Wednesday that it had priced its shares at $34 each, a figure near the top end of the marketed range. By the end of Thursday’s trading session, the stock had climbed to $50.44, thereby valuing the firm at over $9 billion (£7.1 billion).

Canada is planning to impose limits on the number of temporary residents it lets into the country for the first time. Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Thursday plans to gradually decrease the number of temporary residents admitted over the next three years, starting with an initial cap set for September. These limits will affect international students, foreign workers, and asylum seekers.

After eight years since formally applying to join the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Balkan nation, is set to commence negotiations for EU membership. Last week, the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, recommended initiating talks, a proposal that has now received approval from EU leaders.

According to Ukraine’s air force, 31 missiles launched by Russia were intercepted over Kyiv overnight. The attack resulted in at least 17 injuries, including one child, with four individuals currently hospitalised due to falling debris, as reported by authorities.

The United States has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and stifling competition. The lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department, says that Apple exploited its dominance over the iPhone app store to lock in both customers and developers.

Robinho, a former Brazilian football star, has been arrested and will start his nine-year prison term for a rape conviction. This sentence stems from his involvement in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a Milan nightclub in 2013, a crime for which he was found guilty in Italy two years prior.

Thursday’s front pages feature various leads but politics seems to be the hot topic with the government suffering a series of defeats over its Rwanda asylum plan in the Lords last night, UK inflation and the economic outlook making several splashes. The shock resignation of Ireland’s PM is pictured on a couple of front pages. 

A court in Brazil has ruled that former Manchester City and Real Madrid forward Robinho must serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape in his home country.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East discussing post-war plans to govern and secure Gaza. His talks with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia and then Egypt will focus on what the US calls “an architecture for lasting peace”.

Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, has announced his immediate resignation as party leader and plans to step down as taoiseach once his successor from Fine Gael is appointed.

Portugal set for centre-right minority government The President of Portugal has extended an invitation to centre-right politician Luís Montenegro to…

The Brazilian government has announced the recovery of numerous furniture pieces that were previously reported missing from the official presidential residence when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva assumed office in January of the previous year.

Angela Chao, a prominent figure in the shipping industry, tragically lost her life last month during an incident at a Texas ranch, according to authorities.

Red Bull send ‘Thai spy’ to keep tabs on Christian Horner ahead of Australian Grand Prix Red Bull’s owner has…

Harry Kane among four England stars who miss training ahead of Brazil clash Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka were among…

Bayern Munich chief reacts to Jose Mourinho ‘learning German’ and Jurgen Klopp rumours Bayern Munich chief Max Eberl has not…

London Clinic issues major update over Kate medical records ‘breach’ The chief executive of the London Clinic says ‘all appropriate…

IT worker guilty of murdering married couple with fentanyl-laced drink An IT worker who poisoned a married couple with fentanyl…

The Women’s Super League (WSL) has already set a new season attendance record – with six rounds (or 36 games) left to play.