A total solar eclipse traversed North America, cutting diagonally from the southwest to the northeast, casting communities in Mexico, the United States, and Canada into momentary darkness along its path.
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David Cameron alerts as the Royal Navy was mobilized to deliver vital aid to Gaza, responding to Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s dire warning about the imminent famine facing the trapped Palestinian population.
This Tuesday sees some important football fixtures including the Champions League quarter-finals – with two English clubs in the running and the Lionesses face Ireland in the latest Euro 2025 qualifying match.
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Tuesday’s front pages feature a mix of stories, with Labour’s plans on how they will fund their commitments, being one of the most popular across the papers.
Several front splashes carry images of the actress playing Amy Winehouse in a new movie about the British musician’s life, and there’s some light coverage of the total eclipse which was witnessed by millions across Mexico, the US and Canada.
Plans to increase football squad sizes from 23 to 26 are being considered for this summer’s European Championship in Germany. Talks have begun following conversations with coaches as the football calendar remains congested and there have been fears over injuries.
Scotland was able to see a partial eclipse, whilst the rest of the UK missed out due to cloud cover. A solar eclipse – when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, obscuring the view of the Sun from Earth – took place on Monday.
Three soldiers from a southern African military force have been killed in a mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. All three soldiers were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt.
Nicaragua has asked the UN’s highest court to halt German weapons sales to Israel at the start of a landmark case. Germany faces accusations of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel and stopping funding of the UN’s aid agency.
As rivers swell, many citizens in the Russian city of Orenburg are bracing for widespread flooding. The seasonal floods have been far worse than usual, caused by melting snow from the Ural Mountains, triggering evacuations throughout the area.
Former US President Donald Trump has said abortion rights should be left to individual states to decide – as they have been since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022. His comments have drawn criticism from both liberals and conservatives. Many in his Republican Party had wanted him to back a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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