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Ukraine war: Underwater explosives strike bridge linking Russia to Crimea, Kyiv says

Ukraine says it struck the road and rail bridge linking Russia and Crimea with underwater explosives.

Chaos, confusion and killings: How the Israeli-backed aid plan in Gaza is unravelling

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed near aid distribution compounds in recent days, prompting renewed criticism of the controversial new Israeli-backed…

Gaza aid centres to be closed for day - as IDF warns nearby roads will be 'considered combat zones'

Aid distribution centres in Gaza will be closed on Wednesday, the US-backed organisation operating them has announced, after Palestinians were reportedly…

World Boxing president apologises to Imane Khelif for naming her in sex test policy

The head of World Boxing has apologised after the organisation singled out Imane Khelif in an announcement about making sex testing mandatory.

South Korea: Liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung wins snap presidential election

The Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea's snap presidential election - six months after the country was briefly thrown into martial…

Hamas and Israel respond to former Biden official who said Israel 'without a doubt' committed war crimes…

Hamas and the Israeli government have responded to an interview on Sky News in which a former official in the Biden White House said Israel had "without…

Former Biden official Matthew Miller Israel has 'without doubt' committed war crimes in Gaza

A senior official in former president Joe Biden's administration has told Sky News that he has no doubt that Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza. 

Five killed and several injured after attack on UN aid convoy in Sudan

Five people have been killed and several more injured after an attack on an aid convoy in the Sudanese region of North Darfur.

Dr Florian Willet: Euthanasia advocate dies after being arrested over woman's 'suicide capsule' death

A euthanasia advocate has died after being detained following a woman's "suicide capsule" death in Switzerland.

Russians react to Ukraine's unprecedented drone attack - as Kremlin's silence speaks volumes

Ukraine's drone attack on Russia's long-range bombers was unprecedented, not that you'd know it from reading the Russian papers. Nor from watching…

Famous chimpanzee sanctuary faces existential threat from illegal land grab

There is a distinct moment when the tranquillity of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary envelops our car as we drive higher up the mountain.

Colorado suspect 'said he wanted to kill all Zionist people' and 'planned attack for a year'

The suspect in the Colorado attack told investigators he planned it for a year and said he wanted to "kill all Zionist people", it is claimed.

Mount Etna erupts in Sicily, sending huge plume of ash into sky and tourists fleeing

Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted, sending a huge plume of ash into the sky.

Eight injured in petrol bomb and 'flamethrower' attack at rally for Hamas-held hostages in Colorado

Eight people have been injured at a US rally for Israeli hostages after they were attacked by a man with a makeshift flamethrower and petrol bombs.

UN chief says it's 'unacceptable' that Palestinians are having to 'risk their lives for food'

The head of the UN says he is "appalled" by reports of Palestinians killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza on Sunday.