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Early counting in India’s election suggests the party of Narendra Modi may get fewer votes than expected. A total of 272 seats are needed for a majority in the country’s lower house of parliament – but his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ahead only in 242 seats so far. However, if it is unable to

It was a moment of horror from Gaza which went viral – a video of an amputation on a dining table. No anaesthetic. No bandages. Just a bucket, some soap and a kitchen knife. It was 19 December 2023, and the war in Gaza was in its third month. Israel’s bombardment of the northern part

British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell was among four people who died while in Hamas captivity, the Israeli military has said. The 51-year-old’s body remains in Gaza, it is understood. He was taken hostage with his mother during the 7 October Hamas attack from their home in Nirim. On Monday, Israel confirmed the deaths of the four

Claudia Sheinbaum has won Mexico’s election and is set to become the country’s first woman president, according to an official quick count. The ruling party candidate had between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote – an unassailable lead, a statistical sample showed, according to the National Electoral Institute. Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez, a female rival

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv to call for the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu and the immediate release of hostages. An estimated 120,000 people took to the streets of the Israeli capital to call on the far-right governing coalition to accept a ceasefire deal outlined by Joe Biden on Friday, according

Signs of Russia’s so-called special military operation are everywhere in Moscow, from roadside recruitment adverts to Z-themed souvenirs. Now there is another example – a proposed tax hike, that amounts to the biggest shake-up of the Russian tax system in a quarter of a century. As the war in Ukraine continues to drain the Kremlin’s

Israel has offered Hamas a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, Joe Biden has announced. Mr Biden outlined the proposal’s three phases during a surprise address at the White House on Friday. Here’s a look at what we know about the deal so far, how it compares with previous proposals and how both

If Joe Biden’s statement tonight was coordinated with the Israeli government, it’s unclear who with.  One source close to the Israeli prime minister told me the US president had “all but killed a deal”, while another said that the two leaders hadn’t spoken before the president’s announcement. So what’s happening then? Israel-Gaza latest:Biden makes surprise

Israel has offered a comprehensive new ceasefire deal to Hamas, US President Joe Biden says. The deal would involve the return of Israeli hostages from Gaza and reconstruction of civilian areas. Mr Biden urged leaders on both sides not to “lose this moment”. “Everyone who wants peace now must raise their voices and work to

A Hong Kong court has found 14 out of 16 pro-democracy activists guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion in a landmark case. It is city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by China that has all but wiped out public dissent, following widespread anti-government protests in 2019. Those found guilty include former lawmakers

In a dusty clearing in Lithuania, NATO is rolling out the big guns. Leopard 2 tanks fire their rounds with a deafening thud, while Puma fighting vehicles add to the eerie chorus, accompanied by the buzz of helicopter blades. The firepower on display is the crescendo of the alliance’s biggest military training exercise since the

A person has died at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam after becoming trapped in a running aircraft engine, according to police. The Dutch airline KLM said the aircraft was bound for Billund in Denmark, carrying passengers on flight KL1341. In a statement, the company said: “We are currently taking care of the passengers and employees who

On the night of 26 May, an Israeli airstrike hit the neighbourhood of Tel al Sultan in Rafah. At least 45 people were killed as structures in an area housing displaced Palestinians were set alight, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. Location of the strike Image: Pic: Sky News and Planet Labs PBC

Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be criminally convicted. A New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in order to commit election fraud. Trump was at the centre of a “hush money” scheme to buy the silence of a porn star in the days before the 2016 election.

Thousands in Papua New Guinea have been ordered to evacuate from the path of a landslide that killed at least 670 people, as fears grow of a second major rockfall. Officials from the Pacific country said the chance of finding survivors under the rubble in Yambali is slim, after previously saying they believe more than

Rishi Sunak is facing calls for the UK to recognise the state of Palestine, on the day that Ireland, Spain and Norway officially do so. The Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Swinney has written to both the prime minister and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer urging them to “do the

Emergency services are at Dublin Airport after 12 people were injured on a flight due to turbulence. Six passengers and six crew members on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin were hurt after experiencing turbulence over Turkey. Graeme McQueen, media relations manager at daa, the operator of Dublin Airport, told Sky News: “Qatar

Hamas has launched rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza for the first time in months. The barrage of rockets set off air raid sirens in cities as far away as Tel Aviv. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in what appeared to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January,

Russia is producing artillery shells around three times faster than Ukraine’s Western allies and for about a quarter of the cost, according to an analysis shared with Sky News. The figures, produced by the management consulting firm Bain & Company, underline a major challenge faced by the Ukrainian armed forces as they rely on supplies

More than 4,000 people have been impacted, and hundreds feared dead, by a massive landslide that flattened a village in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday. The landslide hit the Pacific nation at around 3am local time on Friday (7pm on Thursday UK time) and levelled the mountainous Kaokalam village in Enga Province – about