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Hezbollah has vowed to continue its resistance to Israel after the ceasefire came into effect.Brokered by the US and France, the halt to fighting in Lebanon will see both Israeli and Hezbollah forces retreat. Its announcement was met by cheers on the streets of Lebanon, where people quickly began taking to the roads, streaming back to the war-ravaged south of the country.Cars and vans piled high with belongings snaked through […]

NASA scientists have rediscovered a long-lost "city" buried under 100ft of ice, 58 years after it was abandoned as a US base during the Cold War.Camp Century, built in 1959 in northwest Greenland, was a never-completed secret launch site for ballistic missiles to reach the Soviet Union. As ice began to crush the site, the US abandoned the project and left the camp - which could have expanded to 33 […]

Three American citizens who had been detained in China for years have been released, Sky's US partner network NBC News reports.They are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, a State Department spokesperson said. It comes after Politico earlier cited an unnamed US administration official as saying years-long attempts to free the trio had finally been successful, in exchange for unidentified Chinese citizens in US custody.The agreement reportedly came as […]

Germany is drawing up a list of bunkers for a new app to help civilians find emergency shelter amid increasing tensions with Russia.Residents are also being encouraged to turn garages and basements into bomb shelters as part of a new review of suitable locations. Underground car parks, train stations and government buildings could also be converted - while a special app is being developed to help direct people to their […]

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has begun.Commencing at 2am UK time (4am local time) on Wednesday, the deal marks a notable step forward in diplomatic efforts in the region. Previously such talks had floundered and failed to produce results - until this week.Read more:Analysis: Dark clouds hang over Middle EastExplained: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefireThe deal, brokered by the US and France, was announced by President Joe Biden and will see an […]

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has been agreed, to celebrations in Lebanon but scepticism in Israel.Lebanese people are finally looking forward to some calm after months of heavy bombardment in the capital Beirut and across the country. An estimated 1.2 million people have been displaced and many towns and villages heavily damaged.Middle East latest: Israel and Lebanon agree ceasefireBut a snap poll for one Israeli news channel found only […]

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin says his party has made "a policy decision" not to enter coalition government with Sinn Fein after Ireland's general election.Current polling shows the three largest parties - Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein - in a three-way tie. In the third of our leader interviews ahead of Friday's vote, Mr Martin told Sky News that Sinn Fein's housing strategy would "crucify first-time buyers".Politics latest: […]

Three bodies have been recovered after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea, a local official has said.Rescue teams had been "intensifying efforts" to find 16 people who were missing - and two British people are believed to be among them. Governor of the Red Sea region Amr Hanafi told Reuters news agency that three bodies have now been recovered and 13 people are still missing.The 34-metre-long tourist boat […]

Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on his first day in office.The president-elect, who takes office on 20 January next year, said he would introduce a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico. Posting on his Truth Social platform he also threatened an additional 10% tariff on goods from China on top of any additional tariffs he might impose […]