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Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka has said her "heart is broken" after the death of her ex-boyfriend.Konstantin Koltsov, 42, a Belarusian former professional ice hockey player, was found dead at a hotel in Miami, Florida, on Monday. He was in the city to support Sabalenka in the Miami Open. Police investigating the death have said it was an "apparent suicide" after they found no evidence of "foul play". Image: Konstantin Koltsov. […]

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says he has been blocked from entering Gaza.Philippe Lazzarini claimed it was the first time this had happened to an UNRWA commissioner-general in its history. Speaking on Sky News' The World With Yalda Hakim, Mr Lazzarini said it would be "easy to flood Gaza with food" - but he was prevented from entering the besieged territory earlier this week.He has […]

After Leo Varadkar's surprising resignation this morning as Ireland's prime minister, the question has quickly turned to who will take his place.Fine Gael will now organise a vote to select a new party leader at its annual conference on 6 April, and the chosen candidate will then be nominated for Taoiseach after the Dail - the Irish parliament - returns from its Easter break. Here are the main contenders to […]

The UK is the 20th happiest nation in the world - but young people are significantly more likely to be unhappy than older generations.Britain dropped one place from the 2023 rankings, placing it below Lithuania and Czechia, while Finland, Denmark and Iceland were the top three happiest countries. Finland was in the top spot for the seventh year in a row, while Afghanistan placed last. Image: Finland is leading the […]

The UK has provided food for 275,000 people in Gaza as Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron called for "sustained humanitarian access" to the territory's besieged population.More than 2,000 tonnes of food aid distributed by the UK has crossed the border and will be distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP). It comes as a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a partnership of more than a dozen governments, […]

Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his determination to carry out a ground invasion of Rafah, despite growing pressure from Western allies.The Israeli prime minister rebuked Joe Biden, saying he made it "supremely clear" to the US president he intended to go ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city where he believes Hamas's remaining battalions are hiding. But US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said he hopes to secure […]

Ethiopia's biggest bank is trying to recover millions after a technical glitch allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts.The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia lost more than 2.4 billion Ethiopian birr (approximately £32m), local media reports suggested. The bank has not said how much was withdrawn but its CEO, Abe Sano, told reporters half a million transactions were made during the glitch.News of the technical issue […]

A French tennis player collapsed mid-match on court at the Miami Open.Arthur Cazaux was forced to retire from his qualifier against Harold Mayot on Monday after he fell to the ground during the third set. Cazaux had levelled the match by winning the second set 7-5 after Mayot took the first 6-4.Footage posted on social media shows Cazaux fall to the ground as he begins to ready himself for his […]

Five people have been injured after a bear went on a rampage through a town in Slovakia.It comes just hours after a 31-year-old woman from Belarus died after being chased by a bear in the country's Low Tatras mountain range. The latest incident on Sunday, which happened in Liptovsky Mikulas, in the north of the country, left a 49-year-old woman with a shoulder injury and a 72-year-old man with a […]