The Guardian says MPs could be banned from having consultancy jobs like Owen Paterson’s under plans for a clampdown on sleaze being considered by the Commons.
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France24 says In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan’s frontline fighting, the Taliban victory has broken a cycle of air strikes, gun battles and funerals.
Arab News says Saudi Arabia joined a torrent of global condemnation on Sunday after an attempt to assassinate Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.
Aljazeera says Christchurch mosque attacker is considering appealing his whole-of-life jail term for the 2019 mass shootings arguing his guilty pleas were made under duress.
TRT World says the United States has reopened its land and air borders to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of restrictions.
The Independent says Travis Scott and the organisers of the Astroworld event where a crowd crush left eight people dead have been sued by at least three concertgoers.
BBC News says Labour sources have indicated the party will put up a candidate in the by-election prompted by Conservative MP Owen Paterson’s resignation.
France24 says Daily Covid infections hit an all-time high in Germany Thursday as the World Health Organization warned that another 500,000 people could die across Europe.
The Guardian says The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1% of humanity are on track to be 30 times greater than what is compatible with keeping global heating below 1.5C.
Arab News says Benjamin Netanyahu watched from the sidelines Thursday as the government dealt a major blow to his hopes of a swift return to the country’s top office.
Aljazeera says At least 69 people, including a mayor, have been killed in an attack by gunmen in southwestern Niger, the government has confirmed.
The Independent says Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman suggested Friday that Brian Laundrie likely died by suicide in the Carlton Reserve.
BBC Sport says Yorkshire have been suspended from hosting England matches as the England and Wales Cricket Board delivered a devastating rebuke.
BBC News says the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by nearly 90%, the first real-world data shows.
The Guardian says Keir Starmer says Labour will boycott the commission set up to overhaul the parliamentary sleaze system, after MPs voted to protect the Conservative MP Owen Paterson from suspension over lobbying claims.
France24 says French President Emmanuel Macron gave Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel an affectionate and stylish send-off on Wednesday, praising her for keeping Europe united through years of crisis.
Sky News says In a show featuring colour, feathers, facial jewellery and plenty of celebrity faces, Alessandro Michele, the creative director of Gucci, presented a nostalgic line with inspirations taken from old Hollywood.
Aljazeera says The British government says the “end of coal is in sight” after Poland, Vietnam and Chile and other countries pledged for the first time to phase out coal-based power generation and stop building new plants.
TRT World says a Pentagon review has concluded that the US drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence.
BBC Sport says Raheem Sterling ended his 12-game goal drought to wrap up an easy Champions League win for Manchester City over Club Bruges.
The Metro says Adele will be hosting a one-off concert for her British fans this month to celebrate the release of her new album 30.
BBC News says Most big UK firms and financial institutions will be forced to show how they intend to hit climate change targets, under new Treasury rules.
The Guardian says a photograph of a smiling and waving Cleo Smith eating an icy pole in her hospital bed has been released by Western Australia police.
France24 says A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital.
TRT World says Former police captain Eric Adams has easily won the race for New York mayor and Boston has elected its first woman and Asian American to the city’s top job.
