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Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, according to the country's military government.Ms Suu Kyi's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2021 and she has been detained since then, facing 27 years in prison for crimes ranging from treason and bribery to violating telecommunications law. Junta spokesperson Major General Zaw Min Tun said the 78-year-old had been moved "since the […]

Tourists visiting Catalonia in Spain could be subject to water restrictions as the region battles a "drought emergency", the regional government has said. Catalan officials warned a restriction of 100 litres (26 gallons) per tourist per day for hotels would go into effect if a municipality fails to keep domestic water use by residents below established limits for three consecutive months. Currently, each resident in the northeastern region uses 160 […]

When the first pictures of downed Iranian rockets emerged on Sunday morning, they didn't look real.Even seasoned military spokesman Peter Lerner was fooled. "I thought it was fake news," he told Sky News.The huge black tubes littering the Dead Sea and other parts of Israel seemed too colossal to be genuine.We had seen them on the back of trucks on parade in Tehran but not fired in anger before.Middle East […]

Nigel Farage said police would "have to drag me off stage" after officers moved to shut down the National Conservatism conference in Brussels. Local officials arrived as the former Brexit Party leader was finishing a speech at the event, which is also due to hear from Hungary's pro-Putin leader Viktor Orbán and two Conservative MPs. Politics Live: Police turn up at conference while Nigel Farage on stageEmir Kir, the mayor […]

Take the win, or strike back?The question exercising Israeli minds in the wake of Iran's missile onslaught and the focus of intense debate in Jerusalem. The outcome will decide the immediate fate of this region. A return to shadow war, or all-out escalation into something much more serious.Joe Biden and other allies say Israel should bank a number of wins: Israel's military success repelling Iran's ballistic onslaught and its assassination […]

The owners of a US funeral home have been accused of spending nearly $900,000 (£723,000) in pandemic relief funds on things such as holidays, cosmetic surgery, jewellery and cryptocurrency.Jon and Carie Hallford, owners of Return To Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, already face more than 200 criminal charges connected to last year's discovery of 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested storage building. Those charges include corpse abuse, money laundering, theft […]

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching as a result of warming oceans and human-caused climate change, top scientists have said.From February 2023 until now, coral reef bleaching has been confirmed across at least 53 countries, territories or local economies triggering the fourth global bleaching event, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and International Coral Reef Initiative said. Bleaching occurs when stressed coral expels the algae that […]

Iran's attack on Israel was seen by experts as ambitious - but the country has the capability and range to strike further targets across the entire Middle East.According to the Israel Defence Forces, Iran used 185 drones, 36 cruise missiles and 110 ballistic missiles in its attack. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the offensive after blaming Israel for an attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy […]

Lord David Cameron has urged Israel to "think with head as well as heart" and not retaliate to Iran's missile attack. The foreign secretary said the nation needed to be "smart as well as tough" and think about the consequences of escalating violence in the region. UN warns of 'devastating conflict' - Middle East latestHe told Sky News: "I totally understand those in Israel who want to see more (action), […]