Press Review

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 1: We look at reactions and analysis from Lebanon and the Middle East as Israel begins a "limited" ground operation inside Lebanon in its fight against Hezbollah. What lies ahead for the region? Will Iran retaliate and how? What does this mean for Israel's war against Iran's proxies? These are just some of the questions raised by the press in the region and internationally.

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 30: French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen is due in a Paris court as her party is accused of embezzling European parliamentary funds. In Austria, the far-right party has won parliamentary elections, in a first since World War II. A woman who inspired Netflix's award-winning show "Baby Reindeer" – and who is now suing Netflix for defamation – gets her first legal victory. Finally, an 80-year-old woman is among finalists at the Miss Universe Korea pageant!

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 27: We look at reactions in the Israeli and Lebanese press after Binyamin Netanyahu's rejection of a temporary truce with Hezbollah. Also: the finalists from the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards for 2024 are unveiled and a wine estate in the UK county of Kent produces its first bottle of champagne. Finally, find out which much-maligned 1970s colour could be making a comeback in interior design!

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 26: The rape and murder of Philippine, a young woman whose body was found in a Paris forest, dominates the French dailies. A Moroccan man with a prior rape conviction is the main suspect and the case is highly politicised by the far right. Also: Eric Adams becomes the first New York mayor to be indicted in a federal probe. A "Bridgerton" themed ball in the US goes horribly wrong. Plus: What's in a kiss? We look at hidden meanings in how politicians embrace their partners.

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 25: As conflict escalates in the Middle East, papers are asking "did the US president fail to read the writing on the wall?" The New York Times questions PM Binyamin Netanyahu's good faith in negotiations, while Haaretz slams the US president's failure to heed warnings to that effect. Meanwhile in France, newly appointed ministers are already bumping heads and clashing with the prime minister himself. Finally, we look at some of the Bird Photographer of the Year laureates.

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 24: We look at reactions from the press in Lebanon and Israel after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed over 500 people in a major escalation of the conflict. Lebanese daily L'Orient-Le Jour says the situation is already "a full-blown war". In Italy, the trial begins over the death of Giulia Cecchettin, a woman stabbed to death by her ex-partner last year in a case that has put domestic violence in the spotlight. Plus, an iconic film that initially flopped at the box office, "The Shawshank Redemption", turns 30!

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 20: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will soon put forward a cabinet proposal to Emmanuel Macron, but will it be enough to put weeks of tension and political deadlock behind them? In Georgia, a transgender model is found murdered just hours after the government passes an anti LGBTQ bill. Also: Shohei Ohtani, Major League Baseball's most expensive player makes history with 50 home runs and 50 base steals. And we take you inside a “conservative” pro-Trump fashion show in New York.   

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 19: We look at reactions from the papers in the Middle East after a second wave of exploding devices targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. Does this signal a new front in Israel's war? Also: we look at French politics and tensions between Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Finally, singer Ed Sheeran performs a serendipitous serenade for a lucky jogger while filming a video clip!

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 18: Lebanese and Israeli papers react to the deadly pager blasts across Lebanon. Some Israeli papers are jubilant at the ingenuity of the attack, while others fear it brings war with Lebanon into the realm of the probable. Meanwhile, the international press ponders the still unanswered question: why now?

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 17: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ruffles Labour Party feathers with a cosy visit to Italy's Giorgia Meloni to talk migration. In other news, as fires ravage parts of northern Portugal, residents return to their homes in the Czech Republic to examine the damage after devastating floods. Finally, Oceanographic Magazine gives the top spots to photographers Rafael Fernandez Caballero and Jade Hoksbergen for their spectacular scenes of ocean predation.