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Politics
Iran sets tough terms to reopen Strait of Hormuz, demanding the US lift its naval blockade and compensate for war damages.
Donald Trump threatens to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe, citing NATO allies’ opposition to his claims over Greenland during the NATO summit in Ankara.
Giorgia Meloni criticises Donald Trump, refuting his claims of her begging for a photograph, while expressing disappointment in his treatment of allies.
Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, formerly a Conservative, had asked for a reconsideration of the standards committee verdict that he had committed an “extremely serious breach of the rules”.
Monday’s newspapers lead on various stories, with most of the papers featuring images from last night’s Bafta Awards – as Oppenheimer and Poor Things win big.
“We do not want our autonomous institutions to be attacked, we want to defend our democracy, we want the INE… to be independent, and we want our president to keep his hands off the election,”
Social Media Platform X restricted in Pakistan for 24 hours for Election rigging
The mysterious death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Kremlin critic, continues to dominate Sunday’s headlines.
Prince Harry and speculation of a May general election make the front pages today.
Friday’s front pages went to print before confirmation of Labour’s by-election wins in Kingswood and Wellingborough. But it doesn’t make it easy reading for the government as most papers carry the news that Britain is now in a recession.
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