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The quest to free thousands of enslaved scammers from facilities in Myanmar has turned into a growing humanitarian crisis. Last month, a highly publicised operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people who had been forced to scam Americans and others out...
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney will become the new prime minister of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership race in a landslide victory. Mr Carney, who also used to be the head of Canada’s central bank, emerged as the frontrunner in the contest as the country deals with the...
Russian special forces crept through a disused gas pipeline for several miles to launch a surprise attack on Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and pro-Moscow war bloggers have said. Footage circulating on the Telegram app claims to show the elite soldiers crouching as they...
The iceberg A23a did not exactly smack into the remote wildlife-rich island of South Georgia. It was bearing down on the small British overseas territory at a glacial 1km per hour. But given this megaberg is 40 miles across and weighs around five times Mount Everest, its running aground on the rocky she...
Canada is set for a new prime minister as the ruling Liberal Party prepares to announce Justin Trudeau’s replacement as leader. Mr Trudeau, who has been prime minister since 2015, announced he was stepping down in January after facing calls to quit from a chorus of his own MPs. The 53-year-old...
The Latvian president has urged European countries to “absolutely” introduce conscription, as he conceded the continent was “quite weak” militarily. Edgars Rinkevics told Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that European countries should increase defence spending ami...
By tradition, Irish politicians, north and south, are given privileged access to the White House for St Patrick’s Day celebrations. There are a lot of Irish American voters so, in spite of DOGE and cost-cutting and Boston and New York voting Democrat, the great disrupter President Donald J Trump i...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked Ukraine’s allies for condemning Russian strikes after one of the deadliest days for civilians in his country so far this year. Ukraine’s president described the attacks as a “vile and inhumane intimidation tactic” by Russia. While a warning by Dona...
South Korea’s impeached president has been released from prison, a day after his arrest was cancelled. A Seoul court cancelled the arrest so that he could stand trial for rebellion without being detained. As he left the detention centre, Yoon bowed deeply to his supporters, waving and clenching hi...
Two men have been arrested in India over an alleged gang rape of an Israeli female tourist and a local woman. The victims were stargazing with three male travellers – an American and two Indians – when the attack happened near a popular UNESCO World Heritage site on Thursday night. Three men...
More than 600 people have died in clashes in Syria after violence erupted between government supporters and people thought to be loyal to the ousted President Bashar al Assad. The death toll, reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), makes the two days of violence some of the deadliest...
Britain’s foreign secretary David Lammy, alongside his counterparts from France, Germany and Italy, have said they support an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza. The $53bn (£41bn) plan, drawn up by Egypt and adopted by Arab leaders, would avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclav...
It “cuts my heart” and is a “betrayal”. This was the response of a Ukrainian soldier in a frontline combat regiment directly affected by Donald Trump’s decision to pause US military support to Ukraine. Serhii, 45, maintains a unit of US-supplied Bradley infantry fighting ve...
A warning by Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin to stop “pounding” Ukraine or else, appears to have fallen on deaf ears after another night of devastating Russian strikes. The persistent pummelling of Ukrainian towns and cities also follows a decision by the US president to stop sharing American...
The Australian prime minister has warned there is “worse to come” after a low tropical weather system brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding to the country’s east coast. Anthony Albanese said the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred are already being felt across parts of Queens...
The Australian prime minister has warned there is “worse to come” after a low tropical weather system brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding to the country’s east coast. Anthony Albanese said the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred are already being felt across parts of Queens...
At least 12 people have been injured in a shooting in Toronto, police have said. Four of the victims have non-life-threatening injuries – but the extent of the injuries for the others was unknown at this time, officers said. Toronto police said the suspect was “wearing a black balaclava,...
“It’s a slow poisoning of people living here. The poison enters their bodies through the air weakening their immunity and medicines are not as effective as they should be,” Dr Arshad Khan says. He has been practicing for 14 years at the Mulla Colony, which is adjacent to the Ghazipur...
At least six people have died after heavy rains caused flooding in an Argentinian port city. More than 260mm of rain fell within a few hours in Bahia Blanca, southwest of the capital Buenos Aires, on Friday. The city said the ensuing flood destroyed bridges and caused roads to collapse, and added more f...
If the world has felt more dangerous lately, you’re not mistaken. The number of conflicts has been rising. And from Ukraine and Russia, to Israel and Gaza, and Sudan – a common thread running through all these wars is they are waged by men. Meanwhile in other parts of the world we have seen...
Gene Hackman’s wife died from rare infectious disease around a week before the actor died, medical investigators have said. The couple were found dead in their New Mexico home on 26 February, along with one of their pet dogs. Police have previously said there were no apparent signs of foul play. A...
Almost 200 people have died in clashes between Syrian government forces and fighters loyal to the country’s former president Bashar al Assad, a war monitoring group has said. Fighters backing the new Damascus regime attacked three villages near the coast, killing dozens of men in retaliation for a...
Six Bulgarians have been convicted of being part of a spy ring which carried out surveillance in the UK and across Europe for Russia. Following a three-month trial in London, two women and a man – Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev – were found guilty of their involvement i...
A man is missing and thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from eastern Australia before the arrival of a tropical cyclone that has already brought heavy rains and strong winds. Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses have lost power, beaches have been eroded and airports shut down as the storm...
A former Olympic snowboarder accused of running an international drug smuggling network behind four murders has been added to the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives. A $10m (£7.7m) reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Ryan Wedding, 43, who competed for Canada in the...
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has spoken out against US tariffs and accused it of “meeting good with evil”. Speaking during a rare press conference in Beijing as part of the week long National People’s Congress, Wang said that in the current geopolitical environment China want...
All Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled after an unexploded Second World War bomb was found near train tracks. Thousands of passengers are facing disruption as the cross-Channel operator halted 10 services on Friday morning. All trains from Paris to London are suspended until a...
Ahead of International Women’s Day, I’m thinking about the millions of Afghan women and girls who continue to have their basic human rights denied. Afghanistan is no longer in the headlines as it once was, but the fate of Afghan women and girls should haunt the conscience of humanity. In the...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is “most interested in peace” and confirmed officials will hold talks with US partners in Saudi Arabia next week about ending the war with Russia. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer is due to hold talks with European leaders on Friday about Ukraine. The prime m...
Passengers and crew tackled a teenage boy who allegedly attempted to board a plane armed with a gun in Australia. Detectives from Victoria Police have charged a 17-year-old after the incident at Avalon Airport, Melbourne’s second airport, on Thursday. Passengers and crew on board Jetstar flight JQ...
A privately built spacecraft sent to the moon does not appear to be upright on the surface, says the US company that operates it. The Intuitive Machines lander, called Athena, seems to have survived the perilous descent in a game-changing mission to find water. It slowed from more than 4,000mph to touch...
Pope Francis’ voice has been heard for the first time since being admitted to hospital last month in a newly released audio message. In the recording, shared with worshippers at the start of the evening Rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square, he said: “I thank you from the bottom of my hea...
Denmark’s postal service has announced it will stop delivering letters. PostNord, which serves Denmark and Sweden, said it would deliver its last letter on 30 December this year, as it announced a raft of changes to its services that it said would meet shifting demand. This included making around...
FIFA is considering whether to expand the men’s World Cup to include 64 teams in 2030, a spokesperson has confirmed. The football tournament has already expanded ahead of next year’s edition, with 48 teams set to compete – instead of the usual 32 – as the United States, Mexico an...
Cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes: these extreme tropical storms often make headlines as they disrupt lives and leave devastation in their wake. But what is the difference between them, and what causes them? Plus – why are storms given names? What’s the difference? Typhoons, cyclones and hurric...
Russia wants “quick peace” in Ukraine and London is at the “head of those resisting” it, the Russian ambassador to the UK has told Sky News. In an interview on The World With Yalda Hakim, Andrei Kelin accused the UK, France and other European nations of not wanting to end the war...
Jose Mourinho has dismissed claims he made racist comments – saying his accusers “didn’t know my connections with Africa”. Mourinho, the manager of Turkish club Fenerbahce, had told a news conference after a match against rival side Galatasaray that the opposing team’s benc...
The United States is “finally destroying” the international rules-based order by trying to meet Russia “halfway”, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK has warned. Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Washington’s recent actions in relation to Moscow could lead to the collapse of NATO...
It’s been a week like no other for Ukraine and the attempts being made at a diplomatic level to end the war with Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with presidents, prime ministers, cabinet ministers and kings in the last seven days – all in front of the world’s cameras. Here, we brea...
Malta’s Eurovision entry has been ordered to change its song Kant – allegedly due to the likeness with the C-word. The country’s representative, 24-year-old Miriana Conte, wrote on Instagram: “We’ve just been notified that @ebu_hq [the European Broadcasting Union] has deci...
An artist who tried to starve three piglets to death as part of a controversial exhibition says he has changed his plan after the animals were stolen. Chilean-born Marco Evaristti said he had wanted to raise awareness of the suffering caused by mass meat production with his art installation that opened...
At least 15 people have been injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian area, according to the air force fire agency. Two KF-16 fighter jets were taking part in a joint firing drill with the US military when they dropped eight 500lb (225kg) Mk-82 bombs outside...
New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the UK has been fired over comments he made about Donald Trump. Phil Goff, New Zealand’s most senior envoy to Britain, questioned the US president’s grasp of history at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London on...
Lesotho’s foreign minister has said it is “insulting” for Donald Trump to say nobody has heard of the country. In his address to the US Congress on Tuesday, the US president mentioned Lesotho while listing some of the foreign spending he had cut as “appalling waste”....
The US has held negotiations with Hamas, the White House has confirmed. At a new briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there had been “ongoing talks and discussions” between the two. She would not be drawn on the substance of the talks – taking place in Doha, Qatar – bu...
India is walking a tightrope, harbouring deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Ms Hasina lives with her family in a secure government bungalow in the capital New Delhi, as a state guest. With the threat on her life, the safe house is heavily guarded and has intelligence officers keeping jour...
The US has stopped sharing all intelligence with Kyiv, a Ukrainian source has said. Previously the source, with knowledge of the situation, said the halt in the flow of intelligence had been “selective”, only affecting information that could be used for attacks inside Russia. “A few ho...
A Coastguard official broke down as he described taking a “distressing” phone call during the Channel’s deadliest migrant boat sinking. Search and Rescue coordinator Neal Gibson was questioned at the Cranston Inquiry, which is examining the events surrounding the small boat sinking on...
👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 “If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end,” China’s ministry of foreign affairs wrote in a statement on Tuesday, then shared by the Chinese ...
The Royal Navy has shadowed a Russian warship as it sailed in waters close to the UK. HMS Somerset “watched every move” made by the corvette Boikiy as it escorted the merchant vessel Baltic Leader through the English Channel and North Sea. Baltic Leader’s journey had begun in Syria, wi...
