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Donald Trump wants to emulate Vladimir Putin and "govern his own country in a similar fashion", his former national security adviser has said.Fiona Hill told Sky News' The World with Yalda Hakim that the US and Russian presidents both share the same view of the world as being "divided up among three major powers; Russia, the US and China, with very clear spheres of influence". She said the two leaders […]

Donald Trump has claimed a deal to end Russia's war on Ukraine is "very close" as he heaped pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "get it done".Hours after US secretary of state Marco Rubio withdrew from high-level talks in London on ending the conflict, the American president appeared to vent frustration about Mr Zelenskyy on his Truth Social platform. "We are very close to a deal, but the man with 'no […]

Istanbul has been hit by a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest to strike the city in recent years, Turkish officials have said.People were seen running out of buildings as the quake shook the city. There is no immediate confirmation of any serious damage or injuries. The earthquake, which struck at 12.49pm local time (9.49am UK time), had a shallow depth of 10km (about six miles), according to […]

Global stock markets and the dollar have rallied on hopes of two significant climbdowns by the Trump administration on issues blamed for a slump in values.Remarks by the US Treasury secretary on punitive tariffs against China lifted the mood on Wall Street initially before the president himself moved to calm market trade war worries and also end speculation he could fire the head of the country's central bank. The Dow […]

Mourners will be able to view the body of Pope Francis lying in state in St Peter's Basilica from Wednesday, ahead of his funeral this weekend.Tens of thousands of people are expected to travel to the Vatican over the next three days to pay their respects to the pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. After his funeral on Saturday morning (9am UK time) there will […]

Pope Francis died little more than half an hour after being taken ill, Vatican sources have told Sky News.Pope Francis woke at 6am on Monday, and was fine for at least an hour, sources said, as they revealed details of the pontiff's final moments. Around 7am, the Vatican's medical unit received an emergency call from his Casa Santa Marta apartment. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player […]

Michael Slater, a former Test cricketer for Australia, has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges.However, the 55-year-old is expected to be released based on time already served. The remainder of his sentence has been suspended for five years.Slater was taken into custody last year on charges of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault […]

The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Prince of Wales is to begin an eight-month deployment to send a "powerful message" of the UK's naval and air power.Operation Highmast will take in joint exercises and visits with 40 countries across the Mediterranean, Middle East, southeast Asia, Japan and Australia. The £3bn aircraft carrier is scheduled to sail from Portsmouth on Tuesday, accompanied from the navy base by Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, […]

Christians from Gaza's only Catholic church have paid tribute to Pope Francis who called them "every day" during the Israel-Hamas war.Speaking outside the Holy Family Church on Easter Monday, Father Gabriel Romanelli revealed details of his last phone call with the Pope, who died on Monday. Follow latest: Tributes pour in for Pope Francis"It's a very sad day for us," Father Romanelli told Sky News."We lost him. In the same […]