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Ukraine struck a Russian submarine and warship in an overnight attack against a major Russian naval base in Crimea, a Ukrainian official has said. If confirmed, it is thought to be the first known strike against a Russian submarine in the war. Russia said Kyiv had launched cruise missiles that damaged two ships at the

Iran’s president has said his government will decide how it will spend $6bn (£4.8bn) released by the United States under a prisoner exchange deal. The US has issued a sanctions waiver for international banks to transfer the billions in frozen Iranian funds – paving the way for the release of a British national and four

Up here, in a remote mountain village, a scene of unbearable pain. A man with sunken, exhausted eyes, walks through the rubble and destruction following the earthquake in Morocco, cradling his small dead son, wrapped in a red blanket. He walks towards an area of wasteland just to the side of the road, which is

Ethiopia says it has finished filling a reservoir for its controversial hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile river – a project which once prompted Egyptian politicians to discuss military action. Construction of the $4bn (£3.2bn) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began in 2011 and Ethiopia sees the project as crucial to powering its economic development. “Our

As a PR exercise, the G20 summit in New Delhi was a masterclass by Narendra Modi. At times, the Indian prime minister looked like he’d been anointed, rather than simply the latest rotating host. He is the leader du jour, the much-needed strategic counterweight in a divided world. Image: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his

Dozens of people have been killed following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco, officials have said. Many of the fatalities are said to be in hard-to-reach areas south of Marrakech. The earthquake struck late on Friday – damaging buildings in major cities and sending panicked people pouring into the streets. Witnesses in Marrakech told the

French President Emmanuel Macron was booed during the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup. It began when he walked onto the pitch at the Stade de France in Paris. While chants of “Allez Les Bleus” also rang out around the stadium, some of the jeering continued. Image: Emmanuel Macron at the Rugby World Cup

The world is falling well short of the action needed to avoid serious climate disruption from rising temperatures, a major new report has warned. A “global stocktake” compiled by the United Nations ahead of the COP28 climate summit later this year says greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut far faster to have any hope

Police in Pakistan have raided at least 20 homes nationwide as they search for Sara Sharif’s family, Sky News understands. According to Sky’s Inzamam Rashid, the raids were concentrated in Jhelum and Mirpur – and are ongoing. The 10-year-old’s father Urfan Sharif and her stepmother Beinash Batool are believed to have travelled to the country

Leaders of African nations needing to pay for expensive climate measures have called for a new global tax on polluting industries like fossil fuels, shipping and aviation to help raise funds. The proposal is the culmination of the first ever African Climate Summit, held in Kenya and involving leaders from the continent of 1.3 billion

Russian mercenary group Wagner will be declared a terrorist organisation, the Home Office has said.  A draft proscription order will be laid in parliament on Wednesday, which will make it illegal to be a member of, or support the Russian group in the UK. Certain proscription offences can be punishable by up to 14 years

China’s economy has slipped into deflation as consumer prices declined in July for the first time in more than two years. Ballooning local government debt, weak import and exports, challenges in the housing market, and growing youth unemployment are all contributing to the country’s downturn. On the Sky News Daily, Dominic Waghorn speaks to our

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is “excited to see the memes,” after posting a picture of himself wearing a black eye patch. The chancellor posted a picture of him in the patch that seemed to be covering dark-red bruises on the right side of his face on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. The

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced he will replace his defence minister – marking the biggest political shake-up in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022. In his nightly video address to the nation, the Ukrainian president said he would dismiss defence minister Oleksii Reznikov and ask parliament this week to replace him with

Ten days after India’s success in landing the first ever spacecraft on the southern side of the moon, the country has launched ‘Aditya L1’, its first mission to study the sun. The spacecraft was launched on the polar satellite launch vehicle rocket, from Sriharikota on the eastern coast of India at 11.50am local time. According

Ukraine might have thwarted Russian ambitions to subjugate the whole of the country, but it faces a herculean task if it is to expel Russian forces from occupied territories completely. Ukraine remains the David to Russia’s Goliath. It cannot afford to be trapped in an attritional battle that it would struggle to win; instead, it

Black Sea grain exports are likely to be discussed when Vladimir Putin meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Monday. The Kremlin confirmed on Friday Mr Putin will entertain his Turkish counterpart in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Foremost in the discussions will be Black Sea grain exports, Reuters said, quoting two Turkish

The anonymous buyer of the world’s largest bottle of whisky has been revealed as a world-record breaking spirits aficionado in Vietnam. Viet Nguyen Dinh Tuan added the 5ft 11in tall bottle, known as The Intrepid, to his collection in Ho Chi Minh City this week. The businessman, who owns a whisky and cognac collection worth

The head coach of the Spanish women’s football team could be sacked today, as the fallout from ‘kissgate’ continues. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) is considering dismissing Jorge Vilda just 10 days after his side won the Women’s World Cup, Sky Sports has said. The Spain boss is under pressure after he applauded RFEF President

Russia has “sunk” a number of vessels by the Crimean bridge using what analysts call a “200-year-old strategy” to defend itself against the emerging threat of Ukrainian sea drones. Satellite images gathered by Sky News show six dark objects in a row appearing over a seven-day period by the Crimean bridge, also known as Kerch