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This is a significant moment in this war.It strengthens ties between Ukraine and the US which have been fraying to the point of disintegration. But will it increase the chances of a diplomatic breakthrough to find peace? Possibly not. Without that, this agreement will have changed little in this pointless grinding war.But it does give Donald Trump a personal political investment in a conflict he has always seemed to have […]

It was a welcome party of sorts, and it was assembled near arrivals at Heathrow's Terminal 5.A few people clutched flowers, others brought presents, while everyone carried a sense of relief. Two children from Gaza had been given permission to enter Britain for specialist medical care and the pair would arrive on the evening flight from Cairo.It was a significant moment - the first time UK visas had been granted […]

India and Pakistan have been urged by America's top diplomat to work together to "de-escalate" rising tensions over Kashmir.It comes just days after 26 men, mostly tourists, were shot dead by gunmen in the India-controlled part of the disputed region, which the nuclear-armed neighbours both claim as their own. New Delhi has blamed Pakistan for the suspected militant attack near the resort town of Pahalgam on 22 April. India claims […]

A mother accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt by feeding them poisonous mushrooms lured them to the meal by faking a cancer diagnosis, prosecutors claim.Erin Patterson is on trial over the deaths of her parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, in July 2023. The 50-year-old, from the state of Victoria in southern Australia, has also been charged with the […]

A photograph of nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi, taken during the Vietnam War, became infamous for its horrific depiction of the conflict. Titled The Terror Of War, the photo by Huỳnh Công Út - known professionally as Nick Ut - won a Pulitzer Prize. In 2022, Niall Paterson was joined on the Sky News Daily by Kim Phuc, the girl in the photograph. She shared her story about that photo, […]

A paramedic in Gaza who was detained for more than five weeks following an Israeli attack that killed 15 aid workers has been released, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said.Asaad al Nsasrah was one of 17 aid workers who were attacked in Tel al Sultan in southern Gaza by Israeli forces on 23 March.Asaad was one of two first responders who survived - the other 15 were killed.He was […]

The trial has begun for an Australian woman accused of murdering her ex-husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms.Erin Patterson is charged with the murders of her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, along with the attempted murder of Reverend Ian Wilkinson, Heather's husband. She was originally also charged with the attempted murder […]

Police had contact with a man suspected of being behind a vehicle attack in Vancouver that killed 11 people on the day before the ramming.A man drove an SUV through a crowd during a Filipino cultural festival in the Canadian city on Saturday.Of the 11 killed, nine were female and two were male, with ages ranging from five to 65, according to Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Steve Addison.He said 32 […]

The head of Israel's domestic intelligence service has said he will resign in June – defusing an escalating row with Benjamin Netanyahu.The Israeli prime minister last month said he planned to fire Ronen Bar, citing an "ongoing distrust" in the Shin Bet chief. However, the country's Supreme Court blocked the move. Mr Bar has now stated he will formally step down from his role on 15 June and said he […]