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Israel will not remove its troops from a narrow strip of land on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt until there is a guarantee it can never be used as a supply line for Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The area of scrubland and sand dunes, known as the Philadelphi corridor, was seized

The UK and US have split over their policies in regard to Israel and its war with Hamas, after the government suspended some arms sales to the country. On Monday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced that 30 of 350 arms export licences to Israel would be suspended. The move marked the UK’s first wholesale divergence

Ukraine is planning to hold the Russian territory it seized indefinitely, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Sky News’ US partner NBC News. In early August, Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack into Russia’s Kursk region. Kyiv claims to now control almost 500 square miles (around 1,300 square km) and it has taken hundreds of prisoners

At least 12 people have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel, a local mayor has said. Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel, a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation, said “the bottom of the boat ripped open”. The French coastguard said more than 50

The UK will suspend some arms sales to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced. Mr Lammy said the decision comes following a review of export licences for UK arms which found there was a “clear risk” that the weapons would be used in a way that could breach international law. Around 30 of 350

Israel’s prime minister says he “will not surrender to pressure” amid growing calls for him to strike a deal to end the conflict in Gaza. Speaking in an address to the nation, Benjamin Netanyahu said there are “certain things we won’t compromise on” in ceasefire talks. Mr Netanyahu said he was “fully committed” to advancing

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to demand a ceasefire after six hostages were found dead in Gaza.  An estimated 500,000 people attended planned demonstrations in multiple cities across Israel, according to Hostage Families Forum, which organised protests. It is believed to be the largest demonstration since the start of the war

Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza.  The hostages, aged between 23 and 40 years old, were “brutally murdered” a short time before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday night, according to the Israeli military. The bodies

In eastern Germany, anti-far-right protestors are worried. “Nazis out,” they shout as a long line winds its way down the street. The far-right is rising in the state of Thuringia and, for the first time since the Second World War, an extreme-right party is expected to win the most seats in the state parliament when

A judge has ordered social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, to be taken down in Brazil. Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes made the order after the site’s billionaire owner Elon Musk failed to name a legal representative in Brazil. The judge and Musk have been feuding in public for months after X

There is evidence Israel could be establishing infrastructure in Gaza signalling plans for a long-term military presence in the Strip. Satellite imagery, gathered over months, has mapped the creation of a new corridor in northern Gaza that is almost a kilometre in width in some places. It reaches from Gaza’s border with Israel to the

Just imagine the scene. Vladimir Putin steps off his presidential plane after touching down in Mongolia and, within seconds, he’s in handcuffs. It would be an astonishing sight – the leader of one of the UN Security Council’s permanent members placed under arrest for suspected war crimes. In fact, it would be unprecedented. But it’s

The suspects in the foiled terror plot to attack Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna intended to kill “tens of thousands” of people, the US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said. The agency said that intelligence it discovered disrupted the plans – which allegedly were linked to Islamic State – and led to arrests made

An arrest has been made in Sweden after the remains of two Britons were found in a burnt out car. Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, were reported missing in July after failing to return home from a business trip to Denmark and Sweden. The pair’s car was found in Malmo, with Swedish media

Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is due in court later to face possible charges linked to alleged criminal activity on the platform. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social media app was arrested in France on Saturday after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. The Russian-born entrepreneur

Israeli strikes in the West Bank have killed at least nine people overnight, according to Palestinian officials. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have launched raids across the occupied West Bank and sealed off the city of Jenin. Israeli forces surrounded the city, blocking off exit and entry points and access to hospitals, the governor of

The Paris Paralympics opening ceremony kicks off on Wednesday night, with thousands of athletes taking part in a parade through the French capital’s iconic landmarks. An estimated 65,000 spectators will be watching the athletes from more than 180 countries march along the Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde before the competitions start on Thursday. It

Israel’s military says it has rescued a hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, is in a stable medical condition and is being transferred for medical checks at a hospital, the IDF said, following a “complex operation” in southern Gaza. The Hostages Families Forum said in a statement his

In a dusty square at the centre of the small Chadian town of Tiné, four aid trucks are crammed with medicine and food. Supplies sent to relieve civilians trapped in a besieged and famine-ridden area of North Darfur, Sudan – just across a narrow valley border – have been sitting in the sun for weeks.

Sven-Göran Eriksson doubted so much whether England could ever have a foreign manager that an initial approach was considered a joke.  Intrigued eventually by the ground-breaking opportunity, rather than being deterred by the indignation, the Swede would launch the Three Lions into five of the most frenzied years in their history. Everything belied his suave