History happened instantly before our eyes 23 years ago on September 11, 2001 — and the global press was there to offer a first view on a day that continues to live in infamy. Here are 31 newspaper front pages and magazine covers.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to order troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognizing them as independent states, is front-page news all around the world.
The ominous Omicron COVID-19 variant has made a splash on international dailies and weeklies alike.
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 2, 2017 “Mass shooting on Strip,” reads the front page of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, just hours after a man opened fire on a crowd of an open-air country music festival in Las Vegas. At least 50 people were killed and 406 people transported to hospitals according to the latest report […]
La Razon, July 11, 2017 Like other top Spanish newspapers, Madrid-based La Razon used its front page Tuesday to pay homage to Miguel Angel Blanco, a day ahead of the 20th anniversary of his murder by the Basque terrorist group ETA on July 13, 1997: “We are all Miguel Angel Blanco,” the daily’s front page […]
Hand Spinner Mag, July 2017 PARIS — Fidget spinners — or as they’re called here, “hand spinners’ — have made it to France. Originally created for medical purposes, to help autistic children with attention disorders, the device has become a worldwide must-have for summer 2017. France seems to have taken things to a whole other […]
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Thailand Media Mourn King Bhumidol
“The King is dead,” writes the Post Today on its black-and-white front page Friday, a day after Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in Bangkok at age 88. Having spent 70 years as head of state, King Bhumidol was the world’s longest-reigning monarch, as well as the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha […]
Publico — Oct. 6, 2016 “We all win” reads the front-page headline of Lisbon-based daily Publico on Thursday, after Portugal’s former Prime Minister António Guterres was chosen to become the next UN secretary general. After what was largely considered an unremarkable tenure by outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, commentators are hoping for better results […]
El Nuevo Dia — Sept. 23, 2016 “Complex recovery” reads the front page of Puerto Rican daily El Nuevo Dia“s Friday edition, as the Caribbean island is still struggling to restore power two days after a massive blackout left most of its 3.5 million inhabitants in the dark. Power was shut off Wednesday on the […]
ДеÑÑ‚, Sept. 5 She had been dubbed “the saint of the gutters,” she will now be remembered as “Saint Teresa of Calcutta” after Pope Francis canonized the Catholic nun at a ceremony Sunday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Mother Teresa, who died in 1997, had devoted her life to helping the poor in […]
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug. 19 Philippines’ maverick president Rodrigo Duterte has declared a new war of words against Senator Leila de Lima, whom he accused of being an “immoral” woman with a “very sordid personal and official life” and linked to the illegal drug trade. “If you are bent on destroying me, please have the […]
Publico, Aug. 10 Forest fires burned into Wednesday on Portugal’s Madeira Islands, killing at least three people, injuring 174 and forcing the evacuation of more than 1000 from homes and hotels. Several buildings were destroyed on the resort island, including reports of damage to a five-star hotel, as fires have now burned for two days. […]
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Extra! FARC Cocaine Labs Go Up In Smoke
El Tiempo, Aug. 3 “Police destroyed 104 FARC laboratories in Guaviare,” reads the Wednesday front page of the Colombian daily El Tiempo. An accompanying image shows security forces operating in the nation’s thick southeastern jungle. The head of the anti-narcotics police announced yesterday that the 104 cocaine laboratories, run by the FARC (or Revolutionary Armed […]
Jomhouri-e Eslami — July 19, 2016 As the Turkish government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unleashes a major crackdown after the failed coup over the weekend, criticism across the border in Iran is rising. Tehran daily Jomhuri-e Eslami ran a front-page report Tuesday accusing Erdogan of “kickstarting a full-blown coup against opponents.” The highly critical […]
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Extra! Is Iran-Venezuela Love Affair Over?
The regimes of Iran and Venezuela may have been great chums and eager members of the anti-imperialist camp over the past decade. But the current in Caracas, where food shortages and clashes are rising, is prompting some finger-wagging in Tehran. “We Want Food — Venezuela’s Economy A Step Away From Total Collapse” read the front […]
Leicester Mercury — May 3, 2016 They were a 5,000-1 longshot to win England’s Premier League at the start of the season, but the fairytale came true last night as Leicester City FC clinched the title when Chelsea and Tottenham drew, making it impossible for the latter to overtake Leicester with two games left. The […]
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Cuba, Where May Day Spirit Holds On
Granma, May 2, 2016 While violent clashes marred May Day celebrations across several countries, the official Cuban Communist Pary Granma instead praised “the strength of a people” on the front page of its Monday edition. The Havana-based daily described the International Workers’ Day marches, pictured on the front page, as the “unwavering support of our […]
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Extra! Olympic Torch In Brazilian Hands
Kathimerini, April 28, 2016 “Greece hands the Olympic torch to Rio,” writes Athens-based daily Kathimerini on its front page Thursday, featuring a picture of Wednesday’s handover ceremony in Athens. To mark 100 days before the start of the 2016 Olympic Games due to take place in Rio de Janeiro from Aug. 5 to 21, thousands […]
On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Kiev-based daily Den remembers “the red button that changed the world” on its front page, featuring a picture of Chernobyl’s “trumpeting angel” memorial. The Ukrainian-language newspaper tells the story of the April 26, 1986, nuclear catastrophe, one of the worst in history, and the fateful chain […]
The Yorkshire Post wished Queen Elizabeth II a “happy birthday ma’am” on the front page of its Thursday edition, as the monarch turns 90. The Leeds-based daily chose one of three pictures taken for the occasion by acclaimed American photographer Annie Leibovitz. The queen is standing on the steps of Windsor Castle with four of […]
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Ukrainian Magazine Smiles For Longevity
Kiev-based weekly news magazine Krayina asks its readers, “Are you ready to live until you’re 120?” In this week’s edition, the Ukrainian-language publication writes that longevity means additional opportunities — but also new problems: What to make of a couple extra decades? How to live in a family where four or five generations coexist? At […]
“What now for Zuma?” asks Cape Town-based, Afrikaans-language daily Die Burger on its front page Friday, a day after South Africa’s highest court ruled that President Jacob Zuma breached the constitution by upgrading his private home with government money. The embattled president still has 60 days to repay the estimated $23 million, but the verdict […]
The Daily Telegraph, March 31, 2016 Sydney-based The Daily Telegraph devoted its front page Thursday to the city’s plans to scrap 62 public alcohol-free zones in parks and streets, featuring Lord Mayor Clover Moore as a bartender in an end-of-prohibition photomontage. Moore is using new crime statistics to justify removing the booze-free areas in and […]
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‘The End’ For South Africa President Zuma?
South African President Jacob Zuma is facing new accusations of influence peddling, in what may be the most perilous scandal of his political career. On its front page Friday, Cape-Town-based Afrikaans-language daily Die Burger asked if this was “The End?” for the South African leader. Senior public figures accused the Gupta family of close ties […]
Le Soir, March 16, 2016 “Deadly search in Forest,” writes Brussels-based daily Le Soir on its front page Wednesday, a day after Belgian and French police killed a gunman linked to the terror attacks in Paris, in a raid on an apartment in a Brussels suburb. At press conference in Brussels early Wednesday, a spokesperson […]
O Globo, March 14, 2016 “Brazil takes to the streets against Dilma and Lula and in favor of Moro,” Rio-based daily O Globo writes on its front page Monday, a day after an estimated 3.6 million Brazilians protested recession and corruption and called for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Sao Paulo’s Avenida Paulista (pictured […]
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Queen “Not Amused” By Brexit Report
A frowning Queen Elizabeth is making the Thursday front page of London-based Daily Express tabloid, and she is “not amused” by a report claiming she supports Britain’s exit from the EU. Queen Elizabeth filed a complaint with the British press watchdog yesterday after Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun reported that she supported Britain’s exit from […]
Die Tageszeitung, March 8, 2016 Home to the one of the founders of International Women’s Day, Germany devoted ample coverage Tuesday to the 105th edition of the celebration, which aims to raise awareness of the struggles of women worldwide. In 1910, German socialist Luise Zietz was one of the first to suggest establishing an annual […]
Die Tageszeitung, Feb. 3, 2016 “Right is the New Center,” writes Berlin-based daily Die Tageszeitung on the front page of its Wednesday edition, with a picture of a garden gnome giving the middle finger. The German daily, known for its tongue-in-cheek humor, features an analysis of a new political force to be reckoned with in […]
Daily News, February 2, 2016 New York’s Daily News labeled Republican candidate Donald Trump a “dead clown walking” on its photoshopped front page Tuesday, as the New York billionaire came in second after Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucus. “In the end, bombastic bozo Donald Trump’s predictions of an Iowa victory were all a big, […]
Islamist terrorists from Boko Haram razed a small village and two camps nearby Saturday in northwestern Nigeria, bombing and setting fire to huts in an attack that killed at least 86 people, officials say. On its front page Monday, Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust features photos of a child after the attack, and those of charred […]
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Report: U.S., UK Spied On Israeli Air Force
Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth revealed Friday that American and British intelligence spied on Israeli air force missions in Gaza, Syria and Iran. According to the Tel-Aviv-based paper, the U.S. National Security Agency and its British counterpart GCHQ hacked into the onboard cameras’ live feeds of drones (featured on today’s front page) during operations dating back […]
German daily Hamburg Morgenpost is flipping the blue bird on the front page of its Thursday edition, which features a four-page analysis of “The Hate-Net,” and why more and more “thugs, haters and scatterbrains” go online to vent their anger. In the special edition, the paper focuses on social media users’ inability to tolerate other […]
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Austria To Set Migrant Ceiling
Austrian daily Salzburger Nachrichten poses the question “Sealed border?” on its front page Thursday, after the government announced plans to limit the number of migrants allowed in the country. An estimated 90,000 asylum seekers registered in 8-million-strong Austria last year, with tens of thousands more crossing the country for Germany. Austrian authorities revealed plans Wednesday […]
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Putin Without Pants On Russian Weekly Cover
“But there is no money,” reads the front page of this week’s edition of Moscow-based magazine The New Times, alongside a caricature of Russian President Vladimir Putin as an empty-handed, pants-less joker whose socks need mending. Russia is facing a deepening economic recession, caused notably by the low international oil price. And though Putin has […]
“Asylum seekers will learn more about sexual norms,” reads the headline of the provocatively creative front page of Danish daily Jyllands-Posten. The national newspaper, based in western Denmark, reports that the Danish Red Cross wants to expand education programs for asylum seekers to include what it calls “adult education.” Anne la Cour Vågen, head of […]
“The Jews’ great concern,” reads the Thursday headline in French daily Aujourd’hui en France, above an image of a man wearing a skullcap. It comes after a teenager attacked and wounded a Jewish teacher who was wearing the traditional headgear Monday in Marseille, southern France. France is debating whether it’s still safe for members of […]
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One Year After Attack, ‘Always Charlie’
L’Humanité, Jan. 7, 2016 “Always Charlie!” reads the Thursday front page of far-left French daily L’Humanité, as France marks the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Paris offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. Eight staff members were killed by two gunmen who’d pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda’s branch […]
Die Tageszeitung, Jan. 6 “The Outcry” is the front-page headline for German daily Die Tageszeitung on Wednesday, alongside a blurry picture of a group of men next to the Cologne Cathedral on New Year’s Eve, as a spate of alleged sexual assaults and robberies is fueling renewed debate over immigration in Germany. Hundreds of people, […]