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A Russian attack on a civilian bus in Ukraine's northeast Sumy region has killed nine people and injured four others, the Ukrainian military has said."Medics and rescuers have been urgently sent to the scene," Ihor Tkachenko, head of Sumy's military administration, said on Telegram. There was no immediate comment from Moscow.The attack comes hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years.This breaking news story […]

Up to a million Palestinians could be permanently relocated from devastated Gaza to war-torn Libya under plans being worked on by Donald Trump's administration, NBC News reports.The idea has been discussed with Libya's leadership, sources told Sky's US partner network, and would potentially see billions of dollars in frozen Libyan funds released.The North African country remains divided in two - nearly 14 years after the overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi […]

A wave of deadly strikes in northern Gaza has marked a significant escalation in Israel's offensive.The Israeli military (IDF) says it has struck "over 150 terror targets" across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours - an average of one airstrike every ten minutes.At least 109 people have been killed in the strikes, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, bringing the total number killed this week to 284.That number […]

Israeli strikes have killed at least 70 people in northern Gaza, according to local medics."The death toll in the north has risen to more than 70 since dawn," Dr Marwan Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital told NBC, Sky News' US partner. "There is a strong possibility that the death toll could rise even higher due to the severity of the injuries," he added.Military strikes on Friday morning sent people […]

In all the horrors of this war, the plight of thousands of civilians abducted by Russia is one of the worst, but is in danger of being overlooked.Warning: This report contains details of torture and sexual abuse Their fate is not mentioned for instance in Donald Trump's peace plan currently being wrestled over, let alone any demands they are released by Russia.But their plight is truly horrific. Ukraine has identified […]

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's decision to join Donald Trump's Gulf tour has been criticised by European football's governing body after he arrived late for the biggest annual gathering of the global game.In a statement to Sky News, UEFA criticised "private political interests" being prioritised, with Mr Infantino becoming one of President Trump's closest non-American allies. Not only did Mr Infantino miss key FIFA events, including an official dinner in Paraguay, […]

Scientists have discovered key differences under the moon's surface that may explain why its two hemispheres look so different.The moon's near side, the side visible to Earth, is dark and covered in the remnants of ancient lava flows. Its far side, which we can't see from Earth, is rugged and rocky.Scientists have long suspected the differences could be explained by what's inside the moon but until now, couldn't prove it."We […]

A Mexican social media influencer was shot dead during a TikTok livestream, authorities said.Valeria Marquez, 23, who had nearly 200,000 followers on social media, was working at a beauty salon in Zapopan, Jalisco, central Mexico, before the incident on Tuesday. On her TikTok livestream, Marquez was seen seated at a table holding a stuffed toy in front of her. She was heard saying, "They're coming," before a voice off-screen asked, […]

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's has been arrested after disrupting a Senate hearing with a pro-Gaza protest.Ben Cohen, Ben of the famous ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, was one of seven people said to have been arrested at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sky News' US partner NBC News reported. Robert F Kennedy Jr was speaking to the committee when the protests […]