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Israel has launched an attack against Iran in retaliation to a drone and missile strike launched against it on Saturday.The IDF has declined to comment on the retaliatory strike, but a source told Sky News's US partner network NBC News that Israel carried out an operation last night. Iranian state media has said the country's defence system was fired and three drones were shot down over the central city of […]

The overnight events do not reflect well on President Biden.He had signalled so emphatically just days ago for Israel not to retaliate."Take the win," the American president told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the early hours of Sunday morning.Middle East latest - follow live Image: Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored Biden's pleas. Pic: Reuters It was a message made public and combined with back-channel briefings we were getting from the […]

Donald Trump described the hush money case against him as a "mess" after the jury who will decide his fate has been selected.Leaving the court in New York after proceedings were adjourned for the day, Trump addressed reporters, saying he was supposed to be in states like Georgia, New Hampshire and North Carolina as part of his campaign for the 2024 presidential election. "[But instead] I've been here all day," […]

The roads through northern Israel along the border with Lebanon are empty of cars.It is unnervingly quiet. Since the 7 October attacks by Hamas the area has been under bombardment from Hezbollah militants and tens of thousands of people have left following the government's evacuation rules.Ariel Frish, the deputy head of security in Kiryat Shmona, a frontline city, shows me the damage in a residential area.Middle East latest: Iran warns […]

A bishop who was stabbed during a church service in Australia has said he forgives his alleged attacker.Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel said in a video message on Facebook he is "recovering quickly" and urged the community to remain calm and not retaliate. He was attacked on Monday at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney.A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over the incident in which at least four […]

Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes after an Indonesian mountain erupted, sending ash thousands of feet high.Ruang mountain, a 725m volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island, has erupted at least five times in 24 hours, according to Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. Authorities are concerned part of the mountain could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami.People were told to […]

A woman has been arrested in Brazil after she brought a 68-year-old man who had been dead for hours into a bank to sign for a loan.Erika Vieira Nunes wheeled the corpse into the bank in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro and told an employee that the man wanted a loan for 17,000 reais (£2,600), security camera video showed. She then held a pen to the man saying: "Uncle, […]

A popular football YouTuber and passionate Chelsea supporter known by his fans as Angry Rantman has died at the age of 27. Angry Rantman, whose real name is Abhradeep Saha from Delhi, India, died this morning, his family announced on social media. They said: "With profound grief and sorrow, we hereby declare the sad and untimely demise of Abhradeep Saha AKA AngryRantman today."He touched the lives of millions with his […]

Telegram, one of the world's biggest social media networks, "will probably hit one billion active monthly users within the year", according to the app's billionaire founder Pavel Durov."Telegram is spreading like forest fire," said Mr Durov to US commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday. So what is Telegram and why is it suddenly so popular?At its core, Telegram looks quite familiar. It is an encrypted messaging service where users can privately […]