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The tiny Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands will be holding elections on Wednesday, but what is at stake is a lot more than just a potential change in leadership. China and the US will be watching closely to see who will be gaining power over the more than 900 islands making up the Solomon

Take the win, or strike back? The question exercising Israeli minds in the wake of Iran‘s missile onslaught and the focus of intense debate in Jerusalem. The outcome will decide the immediate fate of this region. A return to shadow war, or all-out escalation into something much more serious. Joe Biden and other allies say

Donald Trump described the hush money case against him as an “assault on America” as he arrived at court in New York ahead of his historic trial. The former US president is accused of criminally altering business records to cover up a $130,000 (£104,200) payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford,

Iran’s ambassador to the UN has told Sky News that Israel’s promise of a significant response to Saturday’s attack is “a threat, not an action”. Amir Saeid Iravani was speaking exclusively to Sky’s James Matthews after an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Sunday. The day before, his country launched

Iran’s attack on Israel was a “declaration of war”, the country’s president has told Sky News – as he insisted “we are seeking peace”. In an interview with Sky’s Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, Isaac Herzog said world leaders need to “make it clear” to the Iranian regime that its behaviour is “unacceptable”. He described

Joe Biden has reaffirmed the US’s “ironclad” commitment to Israel’s security after Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles in an “unprecedented” attack. With additional launches in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, over 300 drones and missiles, including 120 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles, were fired at Israel. RAF planes were involved in the

Israel remains braced for an attack from Iran as the US moves “additional assets” to the Middle East. Joe Biden said he expects an attack “sooner, rather than later” and simply told Tehran “don’t”, with warnings growing of retaliation for the killing last week of a senior officer in Iran’s embassy in Syria. The White

Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood has said the West is in “denial” about Vladimir Putin, who “is now more powerful than Stalin”. The senior Tory MP said he agreed with his colleague James Heappey that the UK should consider sending troops to Ukraine to give training to the armed forces in their war against Russia.

Ron Goldman’s father, Caitlyn Jenner, Alan Dershowitz and others have spoken out after former NFL footballer OJ Simpson died. Orenthal James Simpson’s family said he died at 76 when he “succumbed to his battle with cancer” on Wednesday. Nicknamed “The Juice”, Simpson was tried for murder in October 1995, in what was dubbed the “trial

China ramped up coal power capacity last year, according to new analysis, despite a pledge to “strictly control” the dirtiest fossil fuel. The country added 47.4 Gigawatts (GW) of new coal power in 2023, more than double the amount added by the rest of the world combined. It raises concerns that gains in clean power,

Thousands of police have been drafted in for tonight’s Champions League games in Paris and Madrid amid the terror threat. Several posters emerged on social media alleging to be from the Al-Azaim Foundation – a media arm of an IS affiliate group. They called for attacks on the four Champions League quarter-final ties that are

A drone attack hit a nuclear reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, officials say. The UN’s atomic watchdog agency confirmed the “physical impact of drone attacks” on one of the six nuclear reactors at the site on Sunday. The “serious incident” had the “potential to undermine (the) integrity of the reactor’s containment

Israel has withdrawn almost all of its troops from southern Gaza. Only one brigade remains in Khan Younis and is tasked with securing the ‘Netzarim corridor’ that divides the Gaza Strip, according to a report from The Times of Israel. The move comes six months to the day that Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis,

The third victim of the Baltimore bridge collapse has been recovered. Divers found the body of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval and notified Maryland State Police, authorities said The 38-year-old construction worker was one of six people believed to have died after a cargo ship struck a support of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on 26 March.

The body of an Israeli hostage has been recovered in Gaza, Israel says. Elad Katzir’s body was found by special forces in the southern city of Khan Younis, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said. He was taken hostage from his home in Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, along with his mother on 7

Ukraine has conducted “coordinated strikes” overnight against a military airbase inside Russia, targeting Russian fighter planes, a Ukrainian source has told Sky News. The operation, which took place early on Friday morning, included attacks against Russian SU-34 fighter-bombers, which have been used by the Russian military to hit Ukrainian forces in Ukraine, the military source

Israel has announced it is opening new routes for humanitarian deliveries into Gaza. The Ashdod Port is set to temporarily reopen, while the Erez Crossing into northern parts of the Gaza Strip will be accessible for the first time since the Hamas attacks of October 7. Israeli officials have also said they are planning to

The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 114, just under two months before his 115th birthday. Juan Vicente Perez, from Venezuela, was confirmed to be the world’s oldest living man by Guinness World Records when he was aged 112 years and 253 days as of 4 February 2022. He attributed his longevity

Zimbabwe has joined Zambia and Malawi in declaring a state of disaster over a devastating drought sweeping across much of southern Africa. President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the emergency declaration in a speech on Wednesday and called for two billion dollars (£1.6bn) in humanitarian aid. He said more than 80% of the country had received “below-normal

It’s a war they didn’t sign up for.  Several Indian men allege they have been forced into fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine. Thousands of miles away in their village of Mator in Haryana, their families spoke to Sky News about their loved ones caught up in a war zone. Sky News was shown