The Financial Times leads on China’s criticism of Washington’s decision to down a balloon which floated over the continental US last week with the government in Beijing saying the episode had seriously undermined efforts to mend fences between the two nations.

It also reports that Rishi Sunak will face a backlash in the Commons over his reported intentions to remove the UK from the European Convention of Human Rights to progress a bill limiting the number of migrants that seek refuge in the UK.

The front page features an image of Ukrainians at a Church service – the paper says the country is preparing for a new assault.