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Aljazeera says the number of children hospitalised with COVID-19 has hit a record-high in the United States, which continues to grapple with the Delta variant.

France24 says at least 20 people were killed and nearly 80 others injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon Sunday, burning crowds clamouring for gasoline in the crisis-hit country. 

BBC News says a powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing at least 304 people and injuring more than 1,800.

SKY News says the Taliban has seized all major cities apart from Kabul; leader orders militants to refrain from violence as Taliban enter the capital.

Sunday’s front pages are dominated by the news Plymouth gunman Jake Davison had his gun licence returned to him weeks before he went on a mass shooting – killing five people. 

Plymouth Mass Shooting: Police have said a three-year-old was among those shot dead by gunman Jake Davison, 22 in Plymouth before he turned the gun on himself. 

US singer Tony Bennett has retired from performing at the age of 95, his son who is also his manager has said. Bennett has had a seven-decade career who revealed earlier this year he has Alzheimer’s disease. 

Police have confirmed the Plymouth mass shooting was carried out by Jake Davison, believed to be 23-years-old, who killed five people including a ‘very young girl’ before turning the gun on himself. 

The Times says Manchester City are set to step up their pursuit of Harry Kane next week after they play Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

VOA says Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he was planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years.