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Thousands marched to Islamabad Tuesday, demanding ex-PM Imran Khan’s release, defying tear gas and roadblocks. Clashes left one officer dead and nine critically injured. Khan, barred from February elections amid rigging allegations, faces multiple legal cases he claims are politically motivated to block his return to power. The government said one police officer had been killed and nine were critically wounded in two days of clashes with demonstrators as they closed in on Islamabad.

A third of women in the EU have experienced violence at home, at work or in public. Young women report…

A little-known, far-right populist has taken the lead in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel…

The main US front pages cover various domestic US news ahead of Thanksgiving. Most of the front pages leave space to look ahead to the incoming Donald Trump presidency and what it means – not just for the country – but on local and state levels. 

Much of Monday’s news revolves around the damage left behind after Storm Bert which battered Britain with its heavy rainfall and high winds. At least five people were killed.

The weekend – and into Monday – has seen violent attacks in the capital. Today’s news reports a girl, aged 8, and a man have been shot in London. No arrests have been made.

The ongoing fallout from the October Budget continues to feature in the news as businesses are warning the ‘tax raids’ mean they will be less likely to hire new staff. The chancellor is set to tell business leaders that she has no choice but to raise taxes.

The latest from the weekend’s Premier League action makes the news as new Manchester United boss suffered a 1-1 draw with Ipswich on Sunday. Man City’s Pep Guardiola suffered another loss and Steve Cooper is fired by Leicester after just five months.

Fine Gael support slumps in polls with days to go before Irish General Election Support for Fine Gael has slumped…

Monday’s front pages lead with several domestic and international stories.

Ongoing backlash over the October Budget dominates a handful of front pages with several reporting on the ‘tax raid’ whilst others preview a speech by the chancellor in which she will say she had no choice other than raising taxes.

Several papers look ahead to Friday’s assisted dying vote in the Commons. The Cabinet appears to be split over the vote – but many of the papers are not.

Images of Storm Bert feature on many front pages as streets flood in the UK and at least five people died.

The weekend’s Premier League action dominates the back pages.

Family of Briton, 18, facing jail in Dubai over holiday romance say they are all living a ‘nightmare’ The family…

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make spiking a drink a specific criminal offence as he demanded joint action from police and hospitality chiefs to crack down on violence against women and girls (VAWG). With Labour promising to halve VAWG in the next decade, the prime minister is calling chief constables, transport bosses and industry executives to Downing Street on Monday to urge a coordinated response to “bring the vile perpetrators to justice”.

FRANCE 24 correspondent Rawad Taha reports on the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell’s visit to the Lebanese capital of Beirut…