Newspaper headlines: MPs' honeytrap and Biden's 'strongest rebuke yet'
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President Joe Biden's call for a ceasefire in Gaza is the lead in the Guardian and the Telegraph. headline describes it as America's "strongest rebuke" yet to Israel since the start of the conflict. quotes a confidante of President Biden as saying that the US is "at that point" where it must consider putting conditions on arms sales to Israel.
reports that the prime minister is being urged to publish legal advice received by the government on arm sales. It says Rishi Sunak is preparing to suspend the sales to Israel if new guidance suggests the country has broken international law. The i also says that civil servants, who are overseeing the export of arms to Israel, are threatening legal action against the government over concerns they will be held "personally responsible" for any breach of the law. Israel strongly rejects the claim it is responsible for genocide in Gaza.
President Biden said ongoing US support for Israel was dependent on "specific, concrete steps"
Both the Times and the lead with stories about Conservative MP William Wragg, who has said to have admitted handing over colleagues' phone numbers to a man he met on a dating app. Speaking to , Mr Wragg said he was scared that the man "had compromising things" on him and said he was "so sorry" his weakness had hurt other people. The paper says the incident has "heightened" concerns over the vulnerability of MPs to cyber-attacks.
carries a warning from French President Emmanuel Macron that Russia will seek to disrupt the Paris Olympics this summer. It reports that Mr Macron told Nato foreign ministers about a "bizarre and threatening" phone call between Russia's defence minister and his French counterpart. Sergei Shoigu is said to have "suggested", without evidence, that France was involved in the recent attack on a Moscow concert hall. Asked whether he was concerned that Russia may target the Games this summer, Mr Macron reportedly replied: "I have no doubt."
William Wragg told the Times: "They had compromising things on me. They wouldn't leave me alone."
carries a photo of King Charles and Queen Camilla during their visit to Australia in 2018 on its front page. The paper reports that the couple are planning a two-week return visit in October, after what it calls a "positive" start to the King's treatment for cancer.
reports that every "loophole" is being closed to foil any attempt at blocking migrant flights to Rwanda. It says a source close to Â鶹ԼÅÄ Secretary James Cleverly has confirmed there's been a real "step up" in preparations to deliver on the deportation scheme since Easter.
A couple who won £2.7m in the lottery in 1995 are featured in . Elaine and Derek Thompson, who are big horseracing fans, used their winnings to buy three racehorses and set themselves the challenge of visiting all 57 racecourses in the UK. The paper says that this week they passed the finishing post after making their final trip to Ludlow in Shropshire. "National Trottery" is the headline.
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