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Horror in Hong Kong: Residents reel from its worst disaster in modern history

There is a thickness to the air outside Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po district.

The countdown to 'day zero': Major city may have to evacuate as water supplies run low

Iran's capital Tehran is counting down to "day zero" - the day the water runs out and the taps run dry.

'I don't know how I'm going to cope': Next week, one of the world's toughest social media bans will…

Australia will introduce one of the world's toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday.

Israel allowed to take part in Eurovision 2026 - as several countries withdraw

Israel will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said - with several broadcasters saying they will now boycott…

'No discussion' about banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Stuttgart Europa League match

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will be allowed into next week's Europa League match at Stuttgart as banning them was not considered, the German club has confirmed…

Gaza longs for normality, but quasi-anarchy reigns and Hamas is once again exerting control

There is a desperate desire for normality in Gaza - for full shops, functioning hospitals, open schools, habitable homes and usable roads. For electricity…

Fresh sanctions on Russia seem futile - Putin is more belligerent than ever

There is a sense of impotent futility to the latest sanctions imposed by the UK on Russia in the wake of the Dawn Sturgess public inquiry report released…

Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab killed in Gaza Strip - reports

A Palestinian anti-Hamas militia leader has been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli army radio.

In 'Little Kabul', Afghans feel they have to prove their US loyalty all over again

In a quiet suburb in the San Francisco Bay area, the smell of naan bread wafts out from the Maiwand Market and on to the street. 

UK and Norway sign submarine hunting pact amid Russian threat to undersea cables

The UK and Norway have signed a defence agreement allowing their navies to operate a combined fleet of warships.

Ukraine has become Europe's war - so why doesn't it act like it?

Something concrete and unarguable has emerged from the diplomatic turbulence generated by Donald Trump's attempts to end the war in Ukraine. 

The Ashes: Root scores first Test century in Australia as England's late flourish takes them past 300
'If someone took Trump's land, how would he feel?' - Ukrainians view peace talks with suspicion

A Ukrainian farmer-turned-soldier in the Donbas has a message for Donald Trump as the US president attempts to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and…

Trump 'never rules anything out' to ensure World Cup's safety, key aide tells Sky News

Donald Trump's World Cup supremo has told Sky News the US president "never rules anything out" to ensure next year's tournament is staged safely.

'No one helped us': The Sri Lanka community left in a mass of mud and loss after cyclone

This community in Sri Lanka's Kandy District is a mass of mud and loss.