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US vice president JD Vance has met with Pope Francis.The "quick and private" meeting took place at the Pope's residence, Casa Santa Marta, in Vatican City, sources told Sky News. The meeting came amid tensions between the Vatican and the Trump administration over the US president's crackdown on migrants and cuts to international aid.No further details have been released on the meeting between the vice president and the Pope, who […]

Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time.Some 21 humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners around the 21km (13-mile) course in Beijing, China, on Saturday. Some of the robots that took part were as short as 3ft 9in, while others were as tall as 5ft 9in.They had to resemble humans and be able to walk or run - wheels were not allowed. Image: Several robots […]

Donald Trump has threatened to "take a pass" on attempts to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, as he denied the Kremlin was playing him.The US president's past confidence he could do a quick deal to end the conflict has proved to be misplaced, and now his administration has floated the prospect of abandoning its efforts to broker one. US threatens to abandon peace talks - latest updatesMr […]

A British man has died after an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, local officials say.The 27-year-old man died after being buried in snow at a ski resort and carried about 15m (49ft) by the avalanche's force, according to local prosecutor Benoit Bachelet. The incident occurred at Val Thorens ski resort in the Savoie region of southwest France, shortly after 10am on Thursday. Mr Bachelet said nearby […]

Marco Rubio's comments are the strongest indication yet of Washington's apparent growing frustration at the lack of progress in peace talks. It's been two months since Donald Trump initiated negotiations, with a call to Vladimir Putin, in the hope of bringing the conflict to a swift conclusion. Since then, his team has sat down with both sides on multiple occasions, at multiple levels, in multiple locations.But what have they actually got […]

Two Britons have been killed in a cable car crash near Naples, Italian police have said.They were among four people who died in the incident on Thursday, which officials said happened after the cable snapped.The governor of Campania told Sky News the four dead were "two couples of tourists".Rescuers said the only survivor, a middle-aged man, was in a critical condition. Image: Pic: AP Sixteen passengers were helped out of […]

At least four people have been killed and another injured after a cable car crashed to the ground in Italy.Officials said a cable snapped, causing the crash south of Naples, and they added that one other person remains missing. The governor of Campania told Sky News the four dead were "two couples of tourists".Rescuers said the only survivor, a middle-aged man, was in a critical condition. Image: Pic: AP/Italian Alpine […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused US envoy Steve Witkoff of "spreading Russian narratives" about the Ukraine war - as he said a much-anticipated minerals deal was moving closer.His comments came as Mr Witkoff was in Paris for talks with Ukrainian and European officials. The diplomat met Vladimir Putin last week and later told Fox News he had held "compelling" discussions with the Russian leader. "This peace deal is about […]

The building blocks for life are thought have been brought to Earth by asteroids that bombarded our planet long ago.But the amino acids that form proteins, the ring-shaped molecules that make up DNA and other organic compounds are just chemistry. It's in the oceans of the early Earth that they became biology. Image: An illustration shows a hycean world which could be what K2-18 b is. Pic: Reuters Exactly how […]