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An oil spill has blackened parts of Singapore's southern shores, forcing popular beaches to close.Netherlands-flagged dredger boat Vox Maxima struck Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday, after a sudden loss in engine and steering control. The collision ruptured one of Marine Honor's cargo tanks, according to authorities, which caused low-sulphur oil to leak into the sea.While the spill has been contained, tides have washed the oil - which […]

Thousands of British Sikhs have marched in central London to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Amritsar massacre.The Sikh community showed up in their masses for an issue that is of huge significance to their community. In 1984, the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar - the holiest shrine for Sikhs - with the aim of removing armed Sikh dissidents who sought the creation of an independent […]

Eighty countries called for Ukraine's "territorial integrity" to be the basis of any peace deal on Sunday - but a number of nations did not join in.World leaders including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and France's Emmanuel Macron were among around 100 delegations at a two-day conference in Switzerland this weekend. The summit was aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Moscow was not invited, and its main […]

At least 14 Jordanians have died and 17 are missing during the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities have said. Jordan is working with Saudi Arabia to arrange for burials and the transportation of relatives, according to the country's foreign ministry. It comes a day after a number of pilgrims were reported to have died from heat stroke, with temperatures soaring to 48C (118F) in the open. Image: Medical […]

An eight-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was shot in the head at a waterpark in Michigan - with eight other people injured.His mother is also in a critical condition, while his four-year-old brother is in a stable condition with a leg wound, after a gunman opened fire in a Detroit suburb on Saturday. Another other six victims, who are all aged 30 or over, including a […]

England have managed to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive with a victory over Namibia and will now qualify for the next round if rivals Australia beat Scotland.The match had been due to begin at 6pm UK time but heavy showers at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, threatened to rain off the game - which would have meant defending champions England would have been out of the tournament. […]

Gareth Southgate has said he "expects everybody to enjoy the football" when asked about the heightened security risk of England's opening Euros match against Serbia.The England manager was responding to a question at a pre-match news conference on Saturday about the decision to ramp up security measures for Sunday's game in Gelsenkirchen. Asked for his message to supporters, he said: "I expect everybody to enjoy the football."I've been fortunate to […]

Firefighters rescued 28 people who were stuck dangling 100ft upside down on a ride at an amusement park in Oregon. One person with a pre-existing medical condition was taken to hospital as a precaution after the AtmosFEAR ride stopped, Oaks Amusement Park, in Portland, said in a statement posted on social media. However, they said no one was injured in the incident.Chris Ryan said he and his wife, who were […]

His voice quiet and at times wobbly, a Ukrainian soldier called Maksym candidly shares his mental trauma from fighting on the frontline."Everything the Russians have done - trying to destroy us, killing our fellow soldiers - it deeply affects my emotional state," he said. "War is tough."The soldier agreed to speak to Sky News as he received support at a makeshift psychological centre in eastern Ukraine, set up by fellow […]