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The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that demands a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of Ramadan.The Muslim holy month began on 10 March and is set to finish on 9 April - meaning the council is calling for a two-week ceasefire, though the proposal said the pause in fighting should lead "to a permanent sustainable ceasefire". The US abstained from the vote, with the 14 other […]

Ecuador's youngest mayor and an aide were shot dead on Sunday, police in the South American country have said.Brigitte Garcia, 27-year-old mayor of San Vicente, and her communications director Jairo Loor, were found dead in Manabi province, officers said. Police added that the pair had both suffered gunshot wounds and that the gunfire had come from within the car, which was rented.Ms Garcia - a member of former president Rafael […]

Russia will not stop if it wins the war in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the UK has told Sky News.Speaking to Sky News presenter Kay Burley from her official residence in central London last week, Jane Hartley said she is "optimistic" that the US will release more funding for Ukraine, but said "anybody who thinks that Russia may stop after this, I think is wrong". Follow latest: Three Moscow […]

The head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency has said it's "outrageous" Israel will block its aid deliveries to northern Gaza.UNRWA boss Philippe Lazzarini said Israel had told the United Nations that convoys would no longer be approved.It comes after Israel accused 12 UNRWA staff of participating in October's Hamas terror attack. Nine of the accused workers were sacked.America and the UK are among the countries that have paused funding […]

Simon Harris is set to become the next prime minister of Ireland - following the shock resignation of Leo Varadkar.Mr Harris, Ireland's further education minister, was the only candidate to put his name forward in the Fine Gael leadership contest. The party confirmed he would take over as leader on Sunday."Simon Harris is ideally placed to lead this party forward and everybody in this room should get 100% behind him," […]

Carlos Sainz has claimed victory in the Australian Grand Prix - after world championship leader Max Verstappen was forced to retire from the race following a brake issue.The Spaniard, who returned to action having missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after undergoing appendix surgery, finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc to complete a Ferrari one-two in Melbourne. Verstappen initially led the race, having claimed pole position in qualifying, but completed […]

Four gunmen are among 11 people arrested following a shooting massacre in a packed Moscow concert hall, according to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.Videos broadcast on Russian media appear to show the detention and violent interrogation of the suspects.Kyiv and Lviv under Russian air attack; Russia starts day of mourning - follow latestIn one piece of footage a man was marched out of a forest, his face covered in blood from […]

On Friday evening, a group of gunmen carried out an attack at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk.The venue, located northwest of central Moscow, was partially filled with people in advance of a sold-out concert.By Saturday night, at least 133 are reported to have been killed.Video filmed over the course of the attack helps paint a picture of how it was carried out. Image: The gunmen probably entered at the marked […]

Vladimir Putin has claimed the gunmen behind the Moscow concert hall terror attack attempted to flee to Ukraine in the aftermath of the mass shooting.The allegation, made by the Russian president during an address to the nation, came despite the Islamist terror group Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K) claiming responsibility for Friday night's attack, in which at least 130 people were killed.Ukraine strongly denied any involvement in the shooting, which comes […]