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After the detonation of global diplomacy we saw in the White House on Friday, all eyes are now on Downing Street. Following his early exit from the Oval Office, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has left Washington and flown directly to the UK for an urgent meeting with Sir Keir Starmer ahead of Sunday’s summit...
Ukrainians have told Sky News they still support Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the wake of his explosive row with Donald Trump. Volodymyr Zelenskyy had travelled to Washington DC as he was due to clinch a deal on minerals with the US on Friday, but he left empty handed after a heated exchange in the Oval Offic...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian people “are truly thankful” for US support, hours after talks with Donald Trump descended into a row at the White House. During a disastrous meeting with Mr Trump, the Ukrainian president was asked by vice president JD Vance, “have you said th...
The Ukrainian president has refused to apologise for the fiery Oval Office spat with Donald Trump that saw him leave the White House early. Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Washington DC as he was due to clinch a deal on minerals with the US on Friday. But the final ten minutes of a meeting in front ...
The Ukrainian president was advised to wear a suit to the White House and Donald Trump was offended when he didn’t, according to reports. Ahead of the historic meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was advised by Trump’s team to ditch his usual military-style clothing for something more formal, Axios...
Kurdish militants have declared a ceasefire in their 40-year conflict with Turkey. It comes two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The statement from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) was published on Saturday by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet which is close...
A number of young women have told Sky News of receiving “shocking” offers of accommodation in exchange for sex, with international students particularly affected. As the only English-speaking country in the EU, Ireland is a perennially popular destination for English language students, thoug...
After the US and Ukrainian presidents traded bitter insults in the Oval Office, Richard and Yalda examine the fallout from what may be the most serious public row for a generation. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channe...
The fiery and very public bust-up between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a disaster for Ukraine and its European allies and a triumph for Russia. The spectacle of the US president and his deputy berating the Ukrainian leader for failing to be grateful for American support and portraying him as...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended his controversial alliance with Donald Trump as “critical” for the success of the World Cup. The US leader has been lavished with praise by the head of football’s world governing body, which has been reciprocated in speeches in recent weeks...
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have clashed in the White House, with the US president telling his Ukrainian counterpart: “You’re gambling with World War Three.” Mr Trump also told Mr Zelenskyy “you either make a deal or we are out.” “Don’t tell us what we...
Jose Mourinho is suing Turkish football club Galatasaray after they accused him of racism. The 62-year-old, who’s now in charge of rival Turkish club Fenerbahce, was given a four-match ban and fined following a match between the Istanbul rivals on Monday. In a post-match interview, he said the Gal...
The Pope is not out of danger, Vatican sources have said, with his prognosis still unclear – but he has had coffee this morning. In an update on Saturday morning, Vatican sources said the 88-year-old had woken up and was still wearing a non-invasive ventilation mask. However, despite the seeming i...
The Pope has had an “isolated” breathing crisis as he is treated in hospital for double pneumonia, the Vatican has said. An isolated coughing fit, also described as a bronchial spasm, caused the 88-year-old to vomit and forced him to use an oxygen mask on his nose and mouth for the first tim...
Demonstrators flooded past me as deafening police blast bombs exploded around us, to the left and right tear gas canisters landed on the road, spinning and belching out gas. Two water cannons began spraying into the crowds who were trying to hold the line. Phalanxes of riot police, truncheons in hand, b...
Donald Trump and JD Vance held a heated meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of the media – which saw the US president tell his Ukrainian counterpart he is “gambling with World War Three”. Mr Zelenskyy travelled to the US as he attempted to secure a ceasefire agreement with Russia and a...
Sir Keir Starmer has held crisis talks over the phone with both Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump following their heated exchange in the White House. Mr Zelenskyy travelled to Washington DC as he attempted to secure a ceasefire agreement with Russia and a possible mineral deal with the US. But his vi...
Donald Trump and JD Vance held a heated meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – which saw the US president tell his Ukrainian counterpart he is “gambling with World War Three”. Mr Zelenskyy has travelled to the US as he attempts to secure a ceasefire deal with Russia and a possible mineral deal....
The Baltic states are “very unhappy” after the UK failed to invite their leaders to join a summit on Ukraine this weekend, a European diplomatic source has said. The source, with knowledge of the situation, warned that Moscow would notice with interest that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have...
A freed Israeli hostage has described how ropes that tied his hands together “tore into flesh”, and said he suffered “impossible” hunger while in Hamas captivity. Eli Sharabi, 53, was released by Hamas on 8 February after being taken hostage from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri...
Doctors have suggested that the Pope has overcome the most critical phase of his pneumonia infection – as the pontiff marks two weeks in hospital. In an update on Friday morning, the Vatican said: “As in past days, the night was tranquil and the Pope now is resting.” This morning...
Greek police have fired tear gas at demonstrators throwing petrol bombs after a protest marking the anniversary of the country’s worst-ever train crash turned violent. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Athens on Friday to demand justice two years after the deadly crash....
Dozens of people have been arrested over their suspected involvement in the distribution of AI-generated images and video of child sexual abuse. Most of the 25 suspects – who are believed to be part of a criminal group – were arrested in simultaneous operations this week, Europol said on Fri...
At least 41 people are trapped after being swept away by an avalanche in the Indian Himalayas, according to local officials. The incident took place near a highway in the state of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli region where workers were engaged in road construction. Local police said at least 57 workers we...
The owners of a New Zealand volcano island where 22 tourists and local guides died in an eruption have had their criminal conviction for failing to keep visitors safe thrown out by a judge. The 2019 explosion on Whakaari, known as White Island too, also left two dozen survivors seriously injured. Most o...
Donald Trump’s threats of additional trade tariffs against China, on top of the 10% hike imposed earlier this month, have contributed to a widespread stock market sell-off. Sentiment was already sour on the tariff front, given the spectre of 25% import duties being slapped on the EU, before the US...
“Relieved is an understatement”. That’s how one senior government figure described their mood as the prime minister, his foreign secretary and the Number 10 team left the White House having cemented Sir Keir and President Trump’s personal relationship; secured a commitment to NAT...
It feels like “the draft” has come six weeks early – the annual selection meeting in American football. For three or four days, teams in the NFL attempt to woo players with the most lucrative contracts. In a classic Emmanuel Macron manoeuvre, the French president deployed flattery in t...
Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including a most wanted drug lord, to the US as the Trump administration cranks up the pressure on the crime groups. The early days of the new US president’s second term were marked by him triggering trade wars with his nearest allies, where he threatened to...
A man’s brain was partly turned into glass after Mount Vesuvius erupted. Researchers discovered dark fragments resembling obsidian in the skull of a man in the ancient settlement of Herculaneum. Along with Pompeii, the ancient settlement was obliterated in 79AD when the volcano erupted, killing th...
Donald Trump has been invited by King Charles for a “historic” state visit to the UK, Sir Keir Starmer said. The prime minister presented the US president with a copy of the invitation while the pair met in the Oval Office. Sir Keir and his US counterpart shared warm words as they spoke ahea...
The Israel Defence Forces has admitted the attacks by Hamas on October 7 2023 were “a complete failure” of Israeli security and the result of many years of planning and deception by the Gaza-based militant group. Announcing some of the findings from a major internal investigation, the Israel...
Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to disarm as part of a fresh bid to end a decades-long conflict with the Turkish state. In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul, Ocalan said the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should hold a congress and formally...
Police have said they are “confident” they will catch whoever murdered a Scottish businessman whose body was found in a sack of pineapples in Kenya. Campbell Scott, believed to be from Dunfermline in Fife, was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel in Nairobi on 16 February...
Cypriot authorities failed to investigate the original claims of a British woman who was later convicted of lying about being gang-raped on holiday there, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The woman, who is now in her 20s, was 19 in the summer of 2019 when she claims she was raped by 12 ...
The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is set to resume – more than a decade after it vanished in one of the greatest ever aviation mysteries. There were 239 people on board the Boeing 777 when it disappeared on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014. Based on satell...
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are reportedly on a flight from Romania to the United States after previously having travel restrictions imposed on them. They took a private plane from the country to the US on Thursday morning, according to Romanian media. G4media.ro reported the brothers were on a...
It looks like the surface of an alien planet. Giant, pointed mounds of soil form ridges around huge frozen ponds across a vast landscape of sandy earth and enormous craters. Image: One of Ukraine’s open-pit titanium mines As if borrowed from the set of Star Wars, a colossal rectangular metal box,...
It looks like the surface of an alien planet. Giant, pointed mounds of soil form ridges around huge frozen ponds across a vast landscape of sandy earth and enormous craters. Image: One of Ukraine’s open-pit titanium mines As if borrowed from the set of Star Wars, a colossal rectangular metal box,...
Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs on the EU “very soon” and claimed the bloc was “formed in order to screw the United States”. The US president made the remarks while holding his first cabinet meeting at the White House since his inauguration in January. The world...
The Pope’s condition is showing a “further, slight improvement”, the Vatican has said. In its latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff, the Vatican said a mild kidney insufficiency that had developed days ago has now receded. It stressed, however, that, “although there is a sligh...
A privately-built spacecraft has embarked on an unprecedented deep space mission to scout out an asteroid’s potential for mining. The probe, called Odin, was launched on a SpaceX rocket alongside a robotic moon lander that will drill for water and a lunar orbiter that will map water resources with...
Hamas has said it is preparing to release the last four Israeli hostage bodies included in the initial phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The bodies of Tsachi Idan, Itzhak Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi and Shlomo Mantzur will be handed over to Israel on Wednesday night, the armed wing of the militant group said...
At least two people have been hurt after shots were fired near a courthouse in western Germany, where a high-profile murder trial is taking place. Police in the city of Bielefeld said they could not rule out a connection with the case, linked to the death of a former boxer nearly a year ago. A ...
Police are appealing for more than 50 more victims to come forward after one of the country’s most prolific sex offenders was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women. Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, 28, filmed nine of the attacks as “souvenirs”, and kept a trophy box of women...
Going For Gold presenter Henry Kelly has died aged 78, his family has said. The Dublin-born writer and broadcaster died “peacefully” on Tuesday “after a period of ill health”, his family said. “Henry will be sorely missed by his friends and family, including his partner Kar...
Pope Francis has had a “tranquil night” and is now sitting upright as he continues hospital treatment for pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican has said. The pontiff, 88, who remains in a critical but stable condition has been in hospital since 14 February. Doctors have said he is not out of...
The second Fyre Festival has officially been announced, nearly 10 years since the first infamous event quickly turned into a disaster. The failed festival in 2017 hit headlines after charging guests up to $100,000 per head to travel to the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas, but failing to deliver the...
Thousands of mourners in Israel have gathered on the streets for the funeral procession of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons. Ms Bibas, 32, was kidnapped with four-year-old Ariel, and nine-month-old Kfir from the Niz Or kibbutz during Hamas’s attack on Israel in October 2023. Image: Shiri Bibas a...
A major security breach that allowed hackers to steal an estimated $1.5bn (£1.1bn) of cryptocurrency has been linked to a North Korean cybercrime group, according to experts. The Dubai-based exchange Bybit was targeted on 21 February with analysts at Elliptic reporting malware was used to approve transa...
