The Independent says Prince Andrew is demanding a jury trial in the Virginia Giuffre sexual assault case, his lawyers announced on Wednesday.
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France24 says Norway’s PM said he believes it’s “a sign of weakness” that Putin has to express Moscow’s political views by an “extraordinary” military buildup.
The Metro says gun violence continues to climb in New York City, where on Tuesday a gunman opened fire in a hospital waiting room.
Arab News says as the world sees vaccination slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran has found a rare respite from the pandemic.
TRT World says dozens of guns have been stolen from freight trains that were recently looted in the US city of Los Angeles, according to local police.
BBC Sport says Wales and Ospreys say injured lock Alun Wyn Jones could be back before the Six Nations finishes.
BBC News says Boris Johnson faces more questions about No 10 parties from MPs later, as the results of an internal inquiry into possible lockdown breaches are due.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has hinted that Germany may be concerned about the imposition of sanctions against Russia because of its dependence on Russian gas.
France24 says Rescue crews searched waters off Florida’s Atlantic shore on Tuesday for 39 people reported missing by a survivor found clinging to a boat that capsized.
TRT World says the mayor of San Francisco city has expressed despair over the increase in reported hate crimes against Asian-Americans and Pacific-Islanders.
Arab News says Saudi Arabia and Thailand turned a new page in their relations on Tuesday, with a restoration of full diplomatic ties and a planned exchange of ambassadors.
Sky Sports says Sadio Mane suffered a head injury then scored to help send Senegal to the AFCON quarter-finals.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after Downing Street admitted staff gathered inside No 10 during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday.
The Guardian says Joe Biden has insisted there was “total” unity among western powers after crisis talks with European leaders on how to deter Russia.
The Metro says At least six people have been killed in what has been described as a stampede outside a football stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations game in Cameroon.
France24 says An 18-year-old student opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday.
TRT World says More than a dozen mutinous soldiers have declared on state television that a military junta seized control of Burkina Faso.
Euronews says Finland’s former interior minister has gone on trial in Helsinki accused of inciting anti-LGBT+ hate speech.
Sky News says Taylor Swift has hit back at Blur’s former frontman Damon Albarn after he claimed she does not write her own songs.
Sky News says Boris Johnson is facing a week of reckoning as a report into Downing Street parties during lockdown is due to be released.
The Guardian says the Greek government is accused of fomenting a hunger crisis in refugee camps with “conscious” policy choices.
France24 says the Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe director said Sunday.
Arab News says the UAE defense ministry said it has shot down two Houthi missiles targeting the country, state media reported early on Monday.
Aljazeera says At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed, Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison.
TRT World says the US has ordered the families of its diplomats in Kiev to leave the country “due to the continued threat of Russian military action.”
