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Rishi Sunak has said Beijing is "acting in a way that is more authoritarian and assertive abroad" after Sky News revealed China hacked the Ministry of DefenceThe prime minister made his first comments about the massive data breach on Tuesday lunchtime after Sky News revealed on Monday evening that China is responsible for hacking the armed forces' third-party payroll system. He refused to name China but said a "malign actor […]

The mystery surrounding human skeletons found at a site in Poland where Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders used to gather may never be solved.Four human skeletons - all missing their hands and feet - had been discovered buried inside the villa of Hermann Goering. The remains were found at Wolf's Lair in February. The area, which is in modern-day Poland, served as Hitler's chief headquarters from 1941-1944 when it […]

Israel has rejected a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas and announced it is pushing ahead with an assault on the town of Rafah in southern Gaza.The Israeli military said it was conducting "targeted strikes" against Hamas in the east of the city, which is the group's final stronghold in Gaza. Soon after Israeli tanks entered Rafah and advanced as close as 200m from Rafah's crossing with Egypt, the Associated Press […]

Russia has warned that Ukrainian strikes on its territory with UK-supplied weapons could bring retaliatory attacks against British military facilities and equipment on Ukrainian soil or elsewhere.During a trip to Kyiv last week, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said Ukraine "absolutely has the right" to strike back at targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons. Russia's foreign ministry said the UK's ambassador to Moscow had been "summoned" to make him "reflect on […]

The body of a missing British holidaymaker - who disappeared after reportedly jumping off a party boat in Prague - has been found following the search of a river.Joop Sparkes, 29, had travelled to the Czech Republic with friends on Friday 26 April and had been enjoying the capital city's bars and nightclubs during the weekend break.The following night, the group departed on a party boat from the President Hotel […]

The government at one point considered using Iraq to process asylum seekers in a Rwanda-style scheme, according to documents seen by Sky News.This could have seen people sent from the UK to a country the government advises against all travel to. The two countries already have a returns agreement - but only for people who are from Iraq.Politics live: Follow the latest updates hereAccording to leaked correspondence between high-ranking officials, […]

It could be a scene from centuries ago. In the Nevada desert, Native Americans are protesting over a mining project they say desecrates sacred land. They are riding to Sentinel Mountain, which their ancestors once used as a lookout in times gone by. Here, they say, more than 30 of their people were massacred by US cavalry in 1865. Today, the land is at the heart of America's electric car revolution […]

Mass flooding in Brazil has killed 75 people with more than 100 people still missing, local authorities said on Sunday.More than 80,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since downpours began across Rio Grande do Sul in the south of the country on Monday. Some 15,000 people have sought refuge in schools, gyms, and other temporary shelters and 800,000 are believed to be without water.The flooding has caused […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected ceasefire proposals because he says Hamas's call for a withdrawal of all troops from Gaza and an end to the war is unacceptable.Mr Netanyahu said agreeing such proposals would "leave Hamas intact" and leave the possibility of another attack in future."Surrendering to the demands of Hamas would be a terrible defeat for the State of Israel," he said in a video statement.Gaza latest: […]