- Asia can improve digital infrastructure investment to close access gaps
- Group of women and children with alleged ISIL links arrives in Australia
- Frank Lampard awarded LMA manager of the year after guiding Coventry to Premier League
- Patrick Vieira praises Declan Rice after Arsenal’s Premier League title win
- Nicolas Jackson seeks game-time assurances from Xabi Alonso at Chelsea
- Paul Merson urges Mikel Arteta to select Jurrien Timber for Champions League final
- Paxton to win Texas Senate GOP runoff, unseating incumbent Cornyn
- Rare Ebola strain possibly linked to two aid workers in northern Italy
Politics
Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest offer, citing dissatisfaction and ‘disjointed’ leadership. He pointedly noted that options include making a deal or escalating military action. As the situation develops, governments are drafting contingency plans to address potential supply chain disruptions.
President Donald Trump has withdrawn 5,000 US troops from Germany amid rising NATO tensions. This decision follows a dispute with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Iran. European leaders, including Poland’s Donald Tusk, are now urging NATO members to strengthen their alliance.
Security for King Charles is under review following a shooting in Washington, DC. Buckingham Palace will engage in discussions with US counterparts to assess the impact on the upcoming state visit scheduled for April 27-30. The King is being kept fully informed of developments.
The US front pages continue their coverage of domestic politics – looking ahead to a Donald Trump presidency, assessing his nominations for Cabinet and discussing his plans from tariffs and trade wars to trimming the fat off public spending.
Thanksgiving is also covered on the front of the main papers this morning. Several front pages look at how much food waste this year’s Thanksgiving will produce, while other papers report heartwarming tales of people doing good things for others this holiday.
On the international front, there is continued reaction from the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as residents start to return to their homes in Beirut. Other papers say there is now a push for a Gaza ceasefire.
A variety of topics feature on the front page. Several front pages cover the new allegations against the late Mohammed Al-Fayed. Police have said 90 women have now come forward with allegations, including an allegation from someone who – at the time – was “just 13.”
Domestic news features on the rest of the papers including the latest from No 10 and the UK-wide hunt for the Euromillions jackpot winner!
Elsewhere, most of the papers reflect on the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah which came into effect in Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The back pages are dominated by Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Moldova is at a crucial crossroads as polling stations opened today for a pivotal referendum. Voters across the nation are tasked with two significant decisions: determining their next president and deciding whether Moldova should embrace European Union (EU) membership.
Voters in Namibia cast ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls that could result in the country’s first female head of state being elected. Around 1.4 million people — roughly half of country’s population — are eligible to vote.
Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, including Elise Stefanik and Lee Zeldin, faced bomb threats…
The US has imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests…
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