Daily Express says the aircraft took off from RAF Lossiemouth using the 1307 squawk code, meaning NATO air policing.

Daily Express says the Russian president was speaking at the Vostochny cosmodrome in east Russia after meeting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Sun says ERLING HAALAND reportedly claims that Manchester United CANNOT fill his ambitions at this point in his career.

The Sun says HEAVY rain and thunder will strike Britain TODAY in a band of short-lived downpours.

The Sun says FEARS for a hero Brit fighting on Ukraine’s front line have been mounting after his unit was forced to surrender to Russians in the besieged city of Mariupol.

French elections: Le Pen and Macron face off in French elections as far right Le Pen gains ground, election set to be a tight race.

French elections: Could Marine Le Pen win the French elections?

France24 says Why Macron will need to work his socks off to beat Le Pen this time

Aljazeera says election runoff an image of a polarised France, analysts say. It was an outcome predicted by many, and a repeat of the same vote five years ago

The Conversation says first round of the French election: apparent stability, yet a profound reconfiguration.