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A woman investigated over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has told Sky News she was shocked by the police interest in her. Portuguese and British police investigated the German woman seven years ago while their focus was on a theory Madeleine woke up, got out of her family’s Praia da Luz hol...
An Australian mother who murdered her estranged husband’s parents and aunt by feeding them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years. Erin Patterson, 50, lured her former parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson’s sis...
The men’s US Open final has been delayed by extra security measures as Donald Trump’s arrival was met by cheers and boos from fans at Flushing Meadows. The match between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the top two players in the world, was pushed back by half an hour in New York on Sunday....
The smoke spiralling above Kyiv’s Cabinet of Ministers building was a stark reminder of the brutal calculus underpinning Russia’s war in Ukraine. For all the talk of diplomacy – including US President Donald Trump’s faltering mediation efforts – Moscow’s assault under...
Donald Trump has said he is ready to move to a second stage of sanctioning Russia, just hours after Moscow launched the largest arial attack of the war so far. At least four people have been killed, including a mother and a three-month-old baby, with more than 40 others injured, after Russia launched a...
Internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East was disrupted after undersea cables were cut, experts have said. The Middle East “may experience increased latency due to undersea fibre cuts in the Red Sea,” Microsoft said on its Azure status website. The tech giant gave no other details...
10 people are injured with two in a serious condition after a coach overturned in Catalonia, local reports say. The vehicle came off the C-32 in Santa Susanna, 33 miles (53km) northeast of Barcelona, according to SEM (Sistema d’Emergències Mèdiques), the public health emergency system operated by...
Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned after pressure from within his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the potential for a leadership vote against him. Mr Ishiba, 68, who took office in October, had resisted demands – from mostly right-wing opponents within his own party for mo...
Drones have been deployed and a helicopter to monitor the waters around a popular Sydney beach after a surfer was killed by a great white shark, authorities have said. Emergency services responded to reports that a man – named by Australian media as Mercury Psillakis – suffered critical inju...
France is facing the possibility of having its fifth prime minister in less than two years, an economic crisis and the threat of further civil unrest if a parliamentary deadlock isn’t resolved in the coming days. French MPs will debate a vote of no confidence in the country’s current prime m...
A report into the deadly Lisbon funicular crash has said the cable linking the two carriages snapped and the brake‑guard activated the brakes. The carriages of the city’s iconic Gloria funicular had travelled no more than six metres when they “suddenly lost the balancing force of the connect...
Donatella Versace has joined scores of mourners in Milan to pay respects to legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani as his body lies in state. The Italian billionaire died at home surrounded by his family on Thursday at the age of 91. Fellow fashion icon Ms Versace, 70, wore a dark skirt suit and left...
A former pilot who tried to turn off a plane’s engines while riding off-duty on magic mushrooms has pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight crew. Joseph Emerson, a former Alaska Airlines pilot, was sitting in the spare seat of the cockpit of Horizon Air flight 2059 from Everett to San Francisc...
Any remaining residents in Gaza’s largest city should leave for a designated area in the south, Israel’s military has warned. Israeli forces are carrying out an offensive on suburbs of Gaza City, in the territory’s north, as part of plans to capture it – raising concern over an a...
A man in his 50s has died after a fatal shark attack in Australia, authorities have said. Emergency services responded to reports that a man had suffered critical injuries at Long Reef Beach in Sydney shortly after 10am (1am in the UK) on Saturday. The man, whose identity has yet to be confirmed, was br...
A man was heard screaming in the water moments before he died after a shark attack in Sydney, witnesses have said. Emergency services responded to reports that a man in his 50s had suffered critical injuries at Long Reef Beach shortly after 10am (1am in the UK) on Saturday. The man, whose identity has y...
Conservationists in Ibiza are warning the island’s native bright blue and green lizards are coming ever closer to extinction due to the mounting threats of invasive snakes and tourists’ litter. The Ibiza wall lizard is endemic to Ibiza and neighbouring Formentera and is vital to the ecosyste...
Two of the three Britons killed in the Lisbon funicular crash have been named. Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were a couple and died alongside 14 others in Wednesday’s incident. Ms Smith graduated from the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester, where Mr Nelson worked as a theatre dire...
Aryna Sabalenka has said she can beat Nick Kyrgios when they play against each other next January, even promising to “kick his ass”. The Belarusian, who has just made it through to the US Open where she is defending her title, will face the tennis bad boy in a match that will mimic one of ...
Officers detained 475 people during an immigration raid on a Hyundai factory for electric vehicles in Georgia. The majority of those detained at the 3,000-acre site west of Savannah are from South Korea, according to Steven Schrank, special agent in charge at Homeland Security Investigations. Mr Schrank...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said any foreign troops operating as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine would be considered a “legitimate target” by Moscow. It comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine’s allies had formally committed to deploying t...
Hamas has released a video showing two Israeli hostages, one of whom says he is being held in Gaza City, where the IDF has launched a major offensive. Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel were kidnapped during the October 2023 massacre and are two of 48 captives still believed to be held by Hamas, with 20 ...
Thailand has a new prime minister. Anutin Charnvirakul won a total of 311 votes, far exceeding the 247 required majority from the House of Representative’s 492 active members. He and his government are expected to take office in a few days after obtaining a formal appointment from King Maha Vajira...
A 17-year-old suspected of stabbing a teacher at a school in Germany has been injured by gunfire during his arrest, police said. The teenager is said to have stabbed a 45-year-old teacher multiple times at a vocational college in Essen, a city in western Germany, on Friday morning. The suspect then fled...
Three British nationals are among the 16 who died after the iconic Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed and crashed, authorities have said. The crash, which left 22 people injured, happened at around 6pm on Wednesday. Footage showed one of the railway’s two carriages practically destroyed and emerg...
The world’s youngest country is banking on its young people to propel its national identity beyond the spectre of war, through hope, perseverance and a love of basketball. At 14 years old, budding basketball athlete Peter Oja is the same age as his country. He was born the year South Sudan voted f...
Inter Miami’s Luis Suarez has apologised for spitting at a member of another team’s coaching staff during an on-pitch scuffle. Inter Miami, who are co-owned by David Beckham, lost 3-0 to the Seattle Sounders in the Leagues Cup final on Monday. After the match ended, players from both sides w...
Fifteen people have been killed in Sri Lanka after a passenger bus veered off a 1,000ft cliff. A further 16 people have been injured, including five children, a police spokesman said. The crash took place on a mountain road near the town of Wellawaya, around 280km east of the capital Colombo, on Thursda...
Dmitry Medvedev has warned Moscow may seize “valuables of the British Crown” in revenge for the UK using frozen Russian assets to fund military support for Ukraine. The former Russian president, a key ally of Vladimir Putin, issued the warning after Britain announced a package of around £1bn...
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, known for ready-to-wear fashion and staple suits, has died. The 91-year-old started the fashion house in 1975 with his partner Sergio Galeotti, but it is the 1980 classic film American Gigolo that is credited with launching Armani’s career. He designed the...
Legendary fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died aged 91 – with the worlds of fashion and showbiz paying tribute to a “giant” and a “master of his craft”. The Italian billionaire died at home surrounded by his family on Thursday. “With infinite sorrow, the Armani Gr...
The number of people killed following a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen sharply to 2,205, according to the Taliban government. The increase, from more than 1,400 deaths reported on Tuesday, coincides with rescuers being hampered by harsh weather and rugged terrain, while aid agencies...
Israeli bombardment of Gaza City is pushing more Palestinians out of their homes, residents have said. Gaza health authorities said Israeli fire had killed at least 28 people on Thursday, most of them in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have advanced through the outer suburbs and are now only a few miles...
Tickets for next year’s FIFA World Cup will use dynamic pricing, meaning fans will pay different prices according to demand. Those keen to go to the tournament, which is being hosted across the US, Mexico and Canada in 2026, will have their first chance to get a limited number of tickets next mont...
Portuguese authorities have declared three days of mourning after Lisbon’s iconic Gloria funicular crashed, killing 17 people and injuring 23. One of the carriages on the tram-like railway derailed and crashed during evening rush hour on Wednesday. Lisbon crash latest As emergency services worked...
The further we go, the rougher the terrain becomes, jolting the car as we drive along a mountain track strewn with rocks. And then we round a corner and there is a sleeping dog, a circle of chairs and two women smiling and beckoning us to follow them. This is Fatima and her mother-in-law, Fadda. ...
A woman who will appear as Miss Palestine in a global beauty pageant has said she wants to represent her culture and “show the world that we are human beings”. Nadeen Ayoub told Sky News she wants to “speak up about Palestine and to carry the voices of those that are unheard”. Sp...
China put on a show of military strength and diplomatic pulling power in Beijing this week that should worry us all. At the heart of it was one all-powerful man. Xi Jinping is emerging as the emperor of a rising China bent on reshaping the world in its image. He wears the garb of his ...
A hot mic caught Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin talking about organ transplants and immortality as the leaders walked together on the sidelines of the military parade in Beijing. As the Chinese and Russian presidents made their way toward a raised platform in Tiananmen Square, during celebrations to mark...
At least three people have been killed and around 20 injured after the iconic Gloria funicular in Lisbon derailed and crashed, emergency services said. Footage from the site showed the tram-like funicular, which is popular with tourists, practically destroyed and emergency workers pulling people out of...
Fashion giant Shein has opened an investigation after a shirt was advertised on its site, modelled by a man bearing a striking resemblance to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a US healthcare chief executive. The image with Mangione’s likeness, wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt, has s...
An 80-year-old woman in Japan sent money to an online fraudster who told her he was an astronaut stranded on a spaceship – and needed the cash to buy oxygen. The pair first met on social media in July in what police described as a romance scam. The scammer told the victim, who lives in ...
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong has often been described as the second-most powerful person in North Korea. Ms Kim holds two senior roles in her brother’s government and has gained international attention for insulting her South Korean counterpart and other foreign leaders. She is often see...
China’s status as a military superpower was on full display as Beijing marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Tens of thousands of troops, tanks and armoured vehicles moved through Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, along with a fearsome array of missiles. Fighter jets soared...
Whatever you might think of the politics, the performance was nothing short of perfect. Tens of thousands of service personnel in lines so straight they could almost have been animated. Every flex of the foot, every turn of the head, every cry of allegiance exactly in sync. And the noise, you could feel...
“Don’t let this fool you.” That was the response of Democrat members of Congress, and it tells you whether Tuesday’s release of documents relating to the case of Jeffrey Epstein will end the outcry – it won’t. Of 33,000 pages released by the US House committee, they...
Xi Jinping hailed the “great regeneration of China” as he hosted Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for Beijing’s biggest ever military parade. The three leaders, who have been labelled the “axis of upheaval”, watched on as troops, tanks, and other military hardware put on a sh...
A strike on what the US called a Venezuelan gang’s drug-carrying vessel killed 11 people, Donald Trump has said. Speaking at a news conference at the White House, the US president told reporters: “We just, over the last few minutes, literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of d...
Before he died alone in his jacuzzi, Matthew Perry had received three injections of ketamine in the space of just six hours. “Shoot me up with a big one,” he told his personal assistant, ahead of the final, fatal dose. According to court documents, in the period leading up to 28 October 2023...
A US federal judge has ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at addressing the damaging effects of monopolistic practices. In an effort to curb Google’s influence, Washington DC Judge Amit Mehta has introduced new limitations on how the company directs traff...
