Further diplomatic sabre-rattling between the US and Russia dominates the morning headlines, with the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail among the papers leading with Moscow's threat of retaliation for the Syrian air strikes ordered by President Donald Trump.
The Financial Times also focuses on the Trump administration's increasingly bullish foreign policy. Their front page features the arrival of a US aircraft carrier in the Korean peninsula, widely perceived as a show of strength against Pyongyang.
The Times reports that Anglo-Russian relations are also getting chillier, with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson apparently lobbying European nations to impose tougher sanctions on Russia in response to their support of the Assad regime.
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Meanwhile, at home, The Guardian's front page claims that refugees are disproportionately sent to the poorest regions of the UK, increasing the burden on already overstretched services in struggling areas.
Also leading with a domestic crisis, the Daily Mirror reports that some schools are so starved for cash that headteachers have appealed to parents for donations.
The Independent has an exclusive examining the link between government cuts and a declining number of prosecutions for domestic violence.
The Sun takes an entirely different tack and calls on readers to donate toward bringing a civil lawsuit against John Downey, the prime suspect in the 1982 IRA attack on Hyde Park which killed four soldiers.
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