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Hong Kong has been bracing for the outcome of the territory's largest ever national security trial for months.Forty-five pro-democracy activists have been sentenced with jail terms ranging from four years to ten years. They were accused of conspiracy to commit subversion after holding an unofficial primary election in Hong Kong in 2020. They were arrested in 2021.Hong Kong authorities say the defendants were trying to overthrow the territory's government.Democracy activist […]

Barely anyone speaks – there is virtual silence apart from the sounds of passing vehicles and the wind whipping through flags and photographs commemorating the dead in a war that started 1,000 days ago when Russia invaded.What is really striking is the sheer number of people who have died, and this memorial in Kyiv's Maidan Square represents just some of those who gave their lives defending their country. Soldiers in […]

Two British men have been killed in Spain after their car hit a suspected drug trafficking boat when it fell out on a dual carriageway.A third man, aged 54, is seriously injured after the crash which happened on the RM-12 road near the La Manga resort in Murcia. A 49-year-old and 57-year-old died after the collision at around 9.30pm on Saturday.Another eight people suffered minor injuries after six vehicles were […]

Schools have been shut in New Delhi after "hazardous" toxic smog worsened.Authorities in India's capital, which is home to more than 33 million people, have also halted construction as part of efforts to control the air pollution. Airlines have warned of delays due to visibility dropping to around 100 metres due to the worst pollution of the season so far.The air quality is many times worse than the World Health […]

Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to begin firing US-supplied rockets deep into Russia - as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to push for "further support" for Kyiv at the G20 summit.Mr Biden's policy shift means Kyiv will now be able to use Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) for long-range attacks, two American officials have told Sky News' US partner network NBC News. Ukraine plans to conduct its first such attacks in […]

Joe Biden's belated decision to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied, long-range missiles inside Russia will be cheered by Kyiv and will almost certainly prompt the UK to follow suit.But the stunning shift in US policy - just weeks before Donald Trump takes over as US president - will also trigger fury and fresh threats from Moscow at a time of increasing uncertainty about the future course of its war. President […]

Dozens of people are said to have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, while in Beirut, another Israeli strike has reportedly killed Hezbollah's head of media relations.Residents and medics said a multi-storey residential building housing at least six families had been targeted in the Gazan town of Beit Lahiya. About 70 people were living in the property, the Palestinian Civil Emergency said, while the Gaza government media […]

As the two most powerful countries in the world, the relationship between the United States and China is the most consequential of all bilateral ties.Any change in interactions and behaviour by either side does not just impact security, economic activity and trade in Washington and Beijing, but also affects the rest of the planet. President Xi Jinping chose to make this point publicly as he said hello - and presumably […]

American presidents must be citizens, born in the US, a resident in the country for 14 years, and at least 35 years of age.Barron William Trump was born in Florida on 20 March 2006. He is the only child of Melania and Donald Trump, who has fathered four other children by his two previous wives.Barron has lived between Florida, New York City and Washington DC all his life.He qualifies as […]