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BREAKING NEWS – A huge fire breaks out in Iranian military base which can be seen from miles away. Fire and rescue teams are working to put the inferno out.

The Guardian says Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has said an “onslaught” of Covid-19 infections has dealt a heavy blow and overwhelmed capacity to deal with the virus as daily cases surge to record highs.

The Independent says The toll of Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar has risen to 120 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island.

The Independent says A woman was left in critical condition after her throat was slit by a homeless man she allowed to shower in her flat.

The Metro says Russia’s attack on Ukraine could happen with ‘no notice’ once Vladimir Putin gives the order, Britain’s armed forces minister has warned.

The Independent says Police in Paris shot a man who threatened officers with a knife at a train station.

France24 says Washington reaffirmed its warning Sunday that Russia could invade Ukraine at any moment as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepared to visit both countries.

Arab News says Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian teen in West Bank clashes during what Israel described as an operation to demolish the home of a “terrorist”.

Aljazeera says despite warnings of heavy rain as a result of Cyclone Dovi, protests against the government’s pandemic measures are entering a second week in New Zealand’s capital.

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has said that the “onslaught” of coronavirus infections in the global financial hub has dealt a heavy blow.

VOA says the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week.

US president Joe Biden has told all US citizens still in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action.

Euronews says Germany’s gas reserves have fallen to “worrying” levels, the government admitted on Wednesday, amid tensions with Russia.

Aljazeera says Africa is transitioning out of the pandemic phase of the COVID-19 outbreak and moving towards a situation where it will be managing the virus over the long term.

Arab News says Twelve civilians were injured by a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Sky News says US President Joe Biden has said American citizens should leave Ukraine immediately. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world.”

The Guardian says The extremist Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene triggered a wave of viral jokes on Wednesday after ranting about the “gazpacho police” patrolling the Capitol building in Washington DC.

The Independent says a husband paraded the decapitated head of his 17-year-old wife in front of a crowd in Iran after murdering her in a harrowing incident which has triggered outrage.

The Metro says North Korea touted its nuclear weapons and advanced missiles on Tuesday, and claimed they are the only one standing up to the US by ‘shaking the world’ with missile tests.

The Independent says One thousand British troops are being put on standby in case of a humanitarian crisis in eastern Europe if the current Russian military build-up leads to war.

France24 says protesters set out from southern France on Wednesday in what they call a “freedom convoy” that will converge on Paris and Brussels to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions.

Euronews says Austrian police say they found eight migrants in life-threatening conditions hidden inside a narrow wooden pallet box that had been attached to the underside of a truck.

Aljazeera says for four days a group of 28 Muslim girls stood in protest in front of the Junior Pre-University college in the Karnataka state after they were denied entry for wearing hijab.

TRT World says Truck blockades of Canada’s capital and US border crossings, including the economically vital bridge to Detroit, have forced the shutdown of a Ford plant – fears of disruption to auto industry in North America.

The Metro says Secret Service agents rushed Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff out of the US’s oldest black high school on Tuesday afternoon due to a reported bomb threat.