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Georgia's prime minister had vowed to punish those participating in the anti-government protests that have engulfed the capital Tbilisi. On Wednesday, it seems, the crackdown began.Police launched multiple raids on opposition party offices, with one leader reportedly detained and beaten unconscious. In footage shared by the Coalition for Change party, its leader Nika Gvaramia can be seen arguing with officers. Tensions are high. All of a sudden, things turn violent […]

The man at the centre of negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire has told Sky News Donald Trump wants a deal done before he takes power in January. Speaking exclusively to Sky's The World with Yalda Hakim, the prime minister of Qatar expressed cautious optimism but said it required "maximum pressure" on all parties to end the fighting. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani said Mr Trump's advisers and the incoming […]

A gunman has tried to assassinate a prominent Indian politician at the Golden Temple in the Indian city of Amritsar,The assailant fired at Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former deputy chief minister of Punjab, at one of the holiest shrines in the Sikh religion on Wednesday. No injuries were reported.The suspect, later identified as 68-year-old Narain Singh Chaura, was overpowered by bystanders and was handed to police. Image: The attack happened […]

On the streets of Tbilisi right now, there is a battle for Georgia's future.On one side are protesters and pyrotechnics. On the other, is the increasingly strong arm of the law. Flashes of pink, green and gold light up the night sky, as fireworks sparkle and rockets scream past.Flying in the other direction are tear gas canisters. First you hear the low thud of them being fired, then the rattle […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a "testing ground for experimental missiles" and is "not interested in peace", NATO's secretary general has warned.Mark Rutte made the remarks as foreign ministers from the alliance's 32 members gathered in Brussels for a two-day meeting where there will be several discussions on Ukraine. In a letter to his NATO counterparts ahead of the meeting, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said his […]

Across the Indo-Pacific and around the world the shock of this snap decision to impose martial law in the democratic country of South Korea is still sinking in.Troops on the street, opposition politicians massed outside the National Assembly and a state of absolute political chaos in South Korea has left the country reeling. But the government had been in turmoil for some time. Image: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol […]

Three climbers are missing after failing to return from a planned ascent of New Zealand's highest peak, authorities say.Two Americans and a Canadian flew to a hut part way up the Aoraki mountain on Saturday to begin their climb, but failed to meet their prearranged transport on Monday after their trek. Both Kurt Blair, 56, from Colorado, and Carlos Romero, 50, from California, are certified alpine guides, according to the […]

In scrubland on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, they started digging out the bodies - 186 of them.One family of women, mothers and daughters all dressed in black, fell on the coffin of their brother, their son, stroking it, sweeping the dust off, wailing. His name was Hussein Fakih and he was a Hezbollah militant.This was not an ordinary graveyard. Image: Pic: Michael Greenfield/Sky A makeshift mass grave, the […]

Fianna Fail is the largest party in Ireland on 48 seats out of 174 in parliament, with Sinn Fein on 39 and Fine Gael on 38.Fianna Fail also secured the most first preference votes in Friday's vote, taking 21.9% to Fine Gael's 20.8%. Sinn Fein came in third on 19%. The result, after three days of counting, paves the way for a Fianna Fail-Fine Gael coalition in government with either […]