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Russian special forces crept through a disused gas pipeline for several miles to launch a surprise attack on Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region, Ukraine's military and pro-Moscow war bloggers have said.Footage circulating on the Telegram app claims to show the elite soldiers crouching as they make their way through the darkness of the pipe to the town of Sudzha. Some can be heard cursing in Russian and complaining about […]

Canada is set for a new prime minister as the ruling Liberal Party prepares to announce Justin Trudeau's replacement as leader.Mr Trudeau, who has been prime minister since 2015, announced he was stepping down in January after facing calls to quit from a chorus of his own MPs. The 53-year-old's popularity had declined as food and house prices rose.The Liberal Party will announce its new leader tonight following a vote […]

The Latvian president has urged European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription, as he conceded the continent was "quite weak" militarily. Edgars Rinkevics told Sky's Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in relations with the US. Latvia introduced conscription for men in 2023 and has pushed defence spending to 4% of the country's GDP."Seeing what is happening in the world, the […]

South Korea's impeached president has been released from prison, a day after his arrest was cancelled.A Seoul court cancelled the arrest so that he could stand trial for rebellion without being detained. As he left the detention centre, Yoon bowed deeply to his supporters, waving and clenching his fists.The crowd shouted his name and waved South Korean and US flags. Image: Yoon Suk Yeol greets his supporters as he comes […]

Britain's foreign secretary David Lammy, alongside his counterparts from France, Germany and Italy, have said they support an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza. The $53bn (£41bn) plan, drawn up by Egypt and adopted by Arab leaders, would avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave - but has been rejected by Israel and the US. President Donald Trump has presented his vision to take control of the Gaza Strip and turn […]

A warning by Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin to stop "pounding" Ukraine or else, appears to have fallen on deaf ears after another night of devastating Russian strikes.The persistent pummelling of Ukrainian towns and cities also follows a decision by the US president to stop sharing American intelligence and weapons with Kyiv - a move that is directly hampering the Ukrainian military's ability to defend their skies from the Russian […]

At least 12 people have been injured in a shooting in Toronto, police have said.Four of the victims have non-life-threatening injuries - but the extent of the injuries for the others was unknown at this time, officers said. Toronto police said the suspect was "wearing a black balaclava," was seen "fleeing in [a] silver car" and is still at large.They said they were called to reports of a shooting at […]

Almost 200 people have died in clashes between Syrian government forces and fighters loyal to the country's former president Bashar al Assad, a war monitoring group has said.Fighters backing the new Damascus regime attacked three villages near the coast, killing dozens of men in retaliation for attacks on government security forces by Assad loyalists, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Friday. SOHR said the violence erupted […]

A man is missing and thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from eastern Australia before the arrival of a tropical cyclone that has already brought heavy rains and strong winds.Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses have lost power, beaches have been eroded and airports shut down as the storm approaches. Tropical Cyclone Alfred - which will be the first to hit Brisbane and Australia's east coast in more than […]