Germany
Frankfurter Allgemeine’s front page featured a striking image of the U.S. president’s Oval Office, empty and covered in plastic sheeting (the White House is currently being renovated). “Climate change,” the paper’s headline punned. Also on the front page, further coverage of the deadly clashes between white supremacists and counterprotesters in the U.S. town of Charlottesville, and details of President Donald Trump’s response to the violence. “Trump condemns racists as ‘evil,'” the paper noted. Tageszeitung’s front page featured an image of a shrine to the woman killed by a car driven into a crowd of counterprotesters in Charlottesville. “A moment of grief,” the headline read. The paper’s other main front page story focused on Libya’s efforts to cut down the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe.
Die Welt featured an image of a Charlottesville protester holding a “Stop racism now” poster, with the headline: “America’s beautiful face.” The right-leaning paper also featured a story on Trump signing an executive memorandum Monday directing U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to explore ways to confront Beijing over forced technology transfers and the theft of U.S. intellectual property, warning “Donald Trump risks trade war with China.” Other stories on the front page included news about Big Ben’s final bongs, and an editorial titled “Until the next boat,” about the EU’s refugee crisis.
UK
The Times’ front page led with a story on Brexit Secretary David Davis’ Tuesday announcement of plans for current customs arrangements with the EU to remain for an interim period after Brexit. That was deemed a cabinet “victory” for British Chancellor Philip Hammond, who has lobbied for a “business-friendly Brexit transition.” The paper noted the transition period could block the U.K. from striking free-trade deals for three years after it leaves the EU. The Times also covered Trump’s about-face on the Charlottesville protesters. “Trump finally condemns white supremacists,” read the paper’s headline.
The Daily Telegraph led its front page with news of a “backlash over the silencing of Big Ben,” referring to criticism of a decision to silence the London landmark for four years to protect the hearing of builders renovating Elizabeth Tower, which houses the clock. Other stories on the front page included coverage of the U.K.’s proposed customs plan, news of a “Japanese fungus” spreading through hospital wards and advice for customers to buy two or more tickets for a single journey to save money on rail fares.
France
Le Monde gave top billing to a story on the challenges France will face when it hosts the Olympic Games in 2024. “Can Paris be the city that revives an Olympic flame extinguished by corruption, environmental, economic and social damage, the IOC’s demands and the poison of doping?” the paper asks. Le Monde’s other front page story focuses on the crisis in Venezuela. Also on the front page, a Plantu cartoon of U.S. President Trump riding a chariot drawn by hooded figures from the Ku Klux Klan.
Spain
The El Prat airport strike commandeered real estate on many of Spain’s front pages. ABC and El Mundo both took umbrage with the Socialists using the label “scabs” to describe the Civil Guard, who were called in to control the strikers.
