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At least 30 people have been killed in the Syrian city of Sweida between local military groups and tribes, according to Syria’s interior ministry. Officials say initial figures suggest around 100 people have also been injured in the city, where the Druze faith is one of the major religious groups....
The Israeli military says it missed its intended target after Gaza officials said 10 Palestinians – including six children – were killed in a strike at a water collection point. Another 17 people were wounded in the strike on a water distribution point in Nuseirat refugee camp, said Ahmed Ab...
The man convicted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher has been charged with sexual assault against an ex-girlfriend. Rudy Guede, 38, was the only person who was definitively convicted of the murder of 21-year-old Ms Kercher in Perugia, Italy, back in 2007. He will be standing trial again i...
A farmer who fell from a greenhouse roof during an anti-immigrant raid at a licensed cannabis facility in California this week has died of his injuries. Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die as a result of Donald Trump’s ICE raids. His niece, Yesenia Duran, posted on the fundraising site Go...
Donald Trump has said he is considering “taking away” the US citizenship of actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits a government from doing so. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, the US president said: “Because of the fact...
At least 59 Palestinians have reportedly been killed after the Israeli military opened fire near an aid centre in Gaza and carried out strikes across the territory. The Red Cross, which operates a field hospital in Rafah, said 25 people were “declared dead upon arrival” and “six more d...
As investigators continue to piece together the full picture, early findings of the Air India crash are pointing towards a critical area of concern — the aircraft’s fuel control switches. The flight, bound for London Gatwick, crashed just moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on 12 June, killi...
Donald Trump has announced he will impose a 30% tariff on imports from the European Union from 1 August. The tariffs could make everything from French cheese and Italian leather goods to German electronics and Spanish pharmaceuticals more expensive in the US. Mr Trump has also imposed a 30% tariff on go...
Two women have been killed in a shooting at a church in the US state of Kentucky. Two male victims were also wounded at the Richmond Road Baptist Church in the city of Lexington on Sunday, authorities said. One sustained critical injuries and the other was in stable condition, Lexington Police Chief Law...
The mother of a British man who has gone missing on Sardinia says she is living a “never-ending nightmare” – and has called for Interpol to intervene. Cristina Pittalis told Sky News she has been “broken” since her 26-year-old son Michael Frison disappeared in the northwest...
When orange-clad Dutch fans marched to the Zurich stadium to play England this week, their rivals were encouraged to join the procession. No need for segregated paths, nor heavy policing. The Women’s European Championship has a different feel from men’s football tournaments. Of course, there...
Taped doors and quiet rooms tell a story about what happened at Heshi Peixin kindergarten. A huge scandal in a tiny town, a barely believable failing, in a place where children should have been safe. As soon as we arrive in the northwestern Chinese town of Maiji, it is clear that almost everyone knows s...
Fuel to the engines of the Air India plane that crashed last month appears to have cut off shortly after take-off, a preliminary report has found. According to the report switches in the cockpit that controlled fuel moved to a “CUTOFF” position. It said: “Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cut...
Liverpool have retired the number 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota – the first time it has made such a gesture. The club said it was a “unique tribute to a uniquely wonderful person” and the decision was made in consultation with his wife and family. The number 20 will be retired at al...
A mystery interstellar object discovered by British astronomers is most likely the oldest comet ever seen. The “water ice-rich” visitor, which has been given the name 3I/ATLAS, is the first object to reach us from a completely different region of our galaxy, researchers have said. Just two o...
Fighters from the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) have burned their weapons at a cave entrance as part of a peace process to end its decades-long insurgency in Turkey. The symbolic ceremony in northern Iraq was a significant step in the disarmament of the PKK which is due to be completed by September...
At least 798 people in Gaza have been killed while receiving aid, the UN human rights office has said. A spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said 615 of the killings were “in the vicinity” of sites run by the controversial US and Israel-backed...
At least 798 people in Gaza have reportedly been killed while receiving aid in the past six weeks – while acute malnutrition is said to have reached an all-time high. The UN human rights office said 615 of the deaths – between 27 May and 7 July – were “in the vicinity” of s...
A preliminary report into the doomed Air India Flight 171 that crashed moments after take off has been submitted to Indian authorities – but there is currently no obligation to make it public. The report has been filed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and is based on the initia...
Police believe search aircraft offer the best chance of finding a German backpacker who was last seen in the Australian outback nearly two weeks ago. The update comes a day after Carolina Wilga’s van was discovered in wilderness in the Karroun Hill Nature Reserve around 100km (60 miles) north of B...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place in Sudan, where civil war has raged for more than two years. The tribunal’s deputy prosecutor has told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis and depth of suffering in the country...
Donald Trump has said he plans to hit Canada with a 35% tariff on imported goods, as he warned of a blanket 15 or 20% hike for most other countries. In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the US president wrote: “I must mention that the flow of Fentanyl is hardly the only ...
A Palestinian activist who was detained for over three months in a US immigration jail after protesting against Israel is suing Donald Trump’s administration for $20m (£15m) in damages. Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have filed a claim against the administration alleging he was falsely imprisoned, mal...
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights. It was part of her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s eligibility rules. The court’s 17-judge chamber ruled in a 15-2 vote on Thursday that Semenya had some of her rights t...
Ten children and two women are among at least 15 killed in an airstrike near a Gaza health clinic, according to an aid organisation. Project Hope said it happened this morning near Altayara Junction, in Deir al Balah, as patients waited for the clinic to open. The organisation’s president called i...
UN expert Francesca Albanese has been sanctioned by the Trump Administration days after telling Sky News that several large US companies were involved in an “economy of genocide” in Gaza. Ms Albanese, the UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territor...
We see the boat from a distance – the orange of the life jackets reflected in the rising sun. And as we draw closer, we can make out dozens of people crowded on board as it sets off from the shore, from a beach near Dunkirk. There is no sign of any police activity on ...
Donald Trump has praised the Liberian president’s command of English – the West African country’s official language. The US president reacted with visible surprise to Joseph Boakai’s English-speaking skills during a White House meeting with leaders from the region on Wednesday. After t...
The threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased “significantly” since 2022, according to a new report by parliament’s intelligence watchdog. Iran poses a “wide-ranging, persistent and unpredictable threat” to the UK, according to the Intellig...
The Israeli government believes the chances of achieving a permanent ceasefire in Gaza are “questionable”. The pessimistic assessment, in a top-level Israeli government briefing given to Sky News, comes as the Israeli Prime Minister prepares to leave Washington DC after a four-day visit whic...
A senior Israeli official has issued a less-than-optimistic assessment of the permanency of any ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking in Washington on condition of anonymity, the senior official said that a 60-day ceasefire “might” be possible within “a week, two weeks – not a day”....
A senior Israeli official has issued a less-than-optimistic assessment of the permanency of any ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking in Washington on condition of anonymity, the senior official said that a 60-day ceasefire “might” be possible within “a week, two weeks – not a day”....
Christian Horner has said his sacking as F1 Red Bull’s team principal came as a “shock” during an emotional farewell speech. The 51-year-old, who had been with Red Bull since 2005, was the longest-serving team principal in F1. The team announced Laurent Mekies had been appointed as CEO...
Donald Trump and a leading figure in the Israeli army have suggested a ceasefire in Gaza could be close. Eyal Zamir, chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), told Israeli media that “conditions were created to advance a deal” to bring about an end to the conflict in the coastal ter...
At least four people have been killed and many other crew kidnapped after Houthi rebels sank a cargo ship in the Red Sea, authorities say. Eternity C was first attacked on Monday afternoon with drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from speedboats. The European Union naval mission in the area said...
England Women have convincingly beaten the Netherlands to keep their Euros hopes alive. Sarina Wiegman’s team came into the tournament as defending champions, but slumped to a 2-1 defeat against France in their opening match on Saturday. In their second game against the Netherlands, the Lionesses...
Former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has been handed a one-year prison sentence for tax fraud. The current Brazil national team manager failed to pay tax on image rights revenues in 2014, when the Italian was at the Spanish side, according to a statement. Ancelotti was at Real Madrid for two stints,...
Standing by the charred remains of the Marseille wildfire, you appreciate how close France’s second-largest city came to disaster. The inferno raced down the hillside towards the northern suburbs, fanned by 45mph winds. At its peak, the fire front was moving by 1.2km every minute. Somehow –...
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been sacked. The 51-year-old, who has been with Red Bull since 2005, is the longest-serving team principal in F1, with his exit coming a year on from being accused of controlling behaviour by a female member of staff at the team. Horner, who is married to for...
Russia has launched its largest drone strike against Ukraine, the country’s air force has said. Ukraine air defence systems destroyed 718 of the 728 drones fired at the country, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app. Seven of the 13 missiles launched in the attack were also destroyed. U...
While the politicians talk, so many people come from around the world to try to get across the Channel on small boats. But why? Why make such a perilous crossing to try to get to a country that seems to be getting increasingly hostile to asylum seekers? As the British and French leaders meet, with ...
👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 Richard is just back from Iran and tells Yalda what he saw at the Evin prison which Israel bombed. The two also talk about Iran’s crackdown on Afghan refugees and undocumented workers in the country, some of whom the Iran...
More than 110 people have been injured after wildfires broke out in Marseille, France’s interior minister has said – as firefighters continue to tackle blazes. Bruno Retailleau told reporters while visiting the affected area on Tuesday evening that the injuries were minor, but added the...
US President Donald Trump is putting “heavy” pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza, two sources close to the ceasefire negotiations have told Sky News. One US source said: “The US pressure on Israel has begun, and tonight it will be heavy.”...
Flights have been suspended at Marseille Provence Airport due to a wildfire raging close to the southern French port city. The local fire service said 168 firefighters had been deployed to fight the blaze of around 30 hectares near the town of Les Pennes-Mirabeau, north of the city. It came before a loc...
Spanish police say “all the evidence so far” shows Diogo Jota was driving the vehicle which crashed last week, killing the Liverpool footballer and his brother. Authorities said they also believe evidence is pointing towards the vehicle “significantly exceeding the speed limit for the...
Flights were suspended at an airport in northern Italy after a man was sucked into the engine of a plane and killed. Police at Milan Bergamo International Airport told Sky News that the person appeared to run on to the runway before voluntarily entering the engine of the Volotea aircraft. A spokesperson...
A newly released report led by Israeli legal and gender experts presents detailed evidence alleging “widespread and systematic” sexual violence during the Hamas-led terror attack on 7 October. Warning: This story contains descriptions of rape and sexual violence The findings, published by th...
Breathing has become “painful” for people in Indonesia after a large lava and ash cloud formed as a volcano erupted, causing flights to be cancelled, schools to close and sending people running for shelter amid difficult driving conditions. Thick volcanic ash covered roads and rice fields in...
Germany has accused the Chinese military of targeting one of its aircraft with a laser during an EU operation over the Red Sea. The Chinese ambassador has been summoned to the German foreign ministry over the incident it claims took place at the beginning of this month. The flare-up in tensions comes as...
