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A Berlin primary school had to be evacuated after children began suffering side effects of an "irritant gas".German police said they were called to the school at around 9am on Friday, with reports that several pupils were complaining of breathing difficulties. It reported that the gas may have been released in a hallway of Miriam Makeba Elementary School in Moabit.The city's fire department told Sky News that 37 children were […]

China has criticised a British warship's passage through the Taiwan Strait as a deliberate move to "cause trouble".The Royal Navy said its patrol vessel HMS Spey was conducting a routine navigation through the contested waterway on Wednesday as part of a long-planned deployment in compliance with international law. In response, the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) said the exercise was "public hyping", adding that its forces […]

A hospital in southern Israel has been hit by an Iranian missile strike.The Soroka Hospital, in Beer Sheba, suffered "extensive damage", officials said. It is the main hospital in Israel's south and sustained a "direct hit" by a ballistic missile this morning, according to Israeli authorities. Two people were seriously injured and around 40 were wounded, according to Israeli emergency services.Iran's state media said its main targets were an IDF […]

The UK government's top legal adviser has raised questions over whether Israel's actions in Iran are lawful, according to a source familiar with discussions inside the government.The source suggested to Sky News that Attorney General Richard Hermer's thinking, which has not been published, complicates the UK's potential involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict. If the attorney general deems Israel's actions in Iran to be unlawful then the UK is restricted in […]

US President Donald Trump says he has yet to decide whether the US will join Israel militarily in its campaign against Iran.Asked whether the US was getting closer to striking Iran's nuclear facilities, Mr Trump said: "I may do it. I may not do it." Speaking outside the White House on Wednesday, he added: "Nobody knows what I'm going to do...Iran's got a lot of trouble, and they want to […]

A former director of intelligence at Israeli spy agency Mossad has told Sky News it was "shocking" how quickly Israel "took down" Iran's air defences.On 13 June, the Israeli military, in an operation called "Rising Lion", started carrying out aerial attacks on Iran, hitting sites including some of its most important nuclear installations. Israel said Iran was on the verge of building a nuclear bomb - something Tehran has always […]

A British man - the sole survivor of the Air India crash in Ahmedabad - has been discharged from hospital, the airline has confirmed.Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, has since been seen in video as a pallbearer for the coffin of his brother - one of the 241 people killed in the crash - at a funeral in western India.At least 30 people also died on the ground as the Boeing […]

This is the highest stakes diplomacy via social media. The American president just posted on his Truth Social platform: "We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. "He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers."Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for […]

EasyJet cabin crews in Spain will go on strike over their pay for three days next week.The USO union in Spain said the industrial action would take place from Wednesday 25 June to Friday 27 June. It said more than 650 flight attendants – based in Alicante, Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca – could be involved.However, the airline said it intended to operate normally and hoped to avoid any […]