Saturday's front pages are dominated by the war in Ukraine, and the security alert that forced Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to leave the stage at a peace event in Belfast yesterday.
The Irish Times leads with a story on US president Joe Biden saying the world is at a tipping point of 'fundamental change' after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A story on chief medical officer Tony Holohan leaving the role to take up a post with Trinity College Dublin also makes the front page.
The Irish Examiner leads with the security alert in Belfast, with the UVF suspected to be responsible. Another front page story concerns €900 million in Russian assets freeze by the Irish State.
The Irish Independent leads with a story on possible VAT cuts to alleviate rising fuel prices.
The Irish Daily Mail leads with a tribute to Ashling Murphy from Britain's Prince Charles, who met her family in Tipperary on Friday.
The Echo leads with the security alert that brought an end to Simon Coveney's speech in Belfast.
'The UVF targets peace event', the Belfast Telegraph reports.
The UK's papers are led by Russia “scaling back” its presence in Ukraine.
The Times, The Daily Telegraph and FTWeekend report Russian forces are shifting their military focus to eastern Ukraine after suffering a series of “setbacks” across the country.
Saturday’s TIMES: “Russians ‘retreating’ to eastern Ukraine” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/RSZoMecTFt
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The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Russians prepare to scale back invasion'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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FT Weekend: “Russia says Ukraine war in new ‘phase’ as focus turns to Donbas” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/G44jUEcLlU
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The Guardian says authorities in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol have claimed 300 people died in a Russian bombing of a theatre last week.
Guardian front page, Saturday 26 March 2022: Deadliest single attack in Ukraine leaves 300 dead pic.twitter.com/RScSLmTnPA
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 25, 2022
Meanwhile, The Independent leads with UN claims that there is “mounting evidence” of mass graves in Mariupol.
Saturday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Evidence of mass graves in Mariupol, says UN” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EJMOoOGqy3
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The i weekend dedicates its front page to a first-hand account of life at the captured Chernobyl nuclear plant.
Saturday’s i - “Inside Chernobyl” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/gGPzwlO3ZJ
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JK Rowling has hit back at Vladimir Putin’s “bizarre” claims that Russia and the Harry Potter author are both victims of “cancel culture”, according to the Daily Express.
Front page: JK Rowling hits back at ranting Putin #TomorrowsPapersToday
Read more: https://t.co/ARKrdiANCe pic.twitter.com/GYlvyPPKrl— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 25, 2022
Elsewhere, the Daily Mirror and Daily Star both lead with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for the resignation of P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite after 800 workers were sacked without notice.
Tomorrow's front page: Sling your hook https://t.co/5OcinRsgvP #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/UcAYCoStjP
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 25, 2022
Tomorrow's front page: JK owns mad Vlad https://t.co/qIIbsFmwBu#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/r7pVNSNePd
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 25, 2022
The Daily Mail carries comments from deputy prime minister Dominic Raab, who says free speech will become a legal “trump card” in a bid to protect democratic debate from being “whittled away by wokery”.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/Yy3mX7lwMA
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 25, 2022
And The Sun reports US actor George Clooney has expressed an interest in buying Derby County Football Club.
On tomorrow's front page: 'I’d love to buy Derby County and help Wayne Rooney,' says Hollywood superstar George Clooneyhttps://t.co/Y9udFHzjIr pic.twitter.com/AJWRtyJV0W
— The Sun (@TheSun) March 25, 2022
The war in Ukraine also dominates the front page of The New York Times.
