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One of the three Israeli hostages released by Hamas in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza appeared "skinny" and "gaunt," a member of his family has said.Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy were freed this morning in front of a crowd of heavily armed fighters.Both Mr Ami, 56, and Mr Sharabi, 52, were taken from Kibbutz Be'eri during the 7 October attack. Mr Levy, […]

Relocating to a luxurious hotel in Thailand for six months sounds like a job only conceivable through a dream or a stroke of good fortune.Season three of The White Lotus awarded that luxury to its cast and crew which, this time around, includes Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood, The Fallout's Walton Goggins and Gen V star Patrick Schwarzenegger among others. Mission: Impossible star Michelle Monaghan plays Jaclyn on the show, […]

👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈The US is back in the race to the moon but this time, the competition is China. Determined not to lose, President Donald Trump is pushing for America to return to the moon, backed by billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. But as costs rise and delays mount, could the focus shift from the moon to Mars?On the Sky […]

Hamas has released the names of three Israeli hostages it says it will release on Saturday in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.The hostages are Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a Telegram post. In return for the captives' release, Hamas said it expects 183 Palestinian prisoners to be released.Last month, a ceasefire was agreed which […]

A river in a suburb of Buenos Aires in Argentina has turned red, sparking concern among residents.Footage and images of the Sarandi watercourse - which flows into the Rio de la Plata estuary - show the sudden change in colour. Image: River in Argentina turns red, raising concerns over suspected contamination. Pic: Reuters Image: Pic: Reuters Image: Pic: AP It is not the first time it has changed colour, according […]

A woman walks up to the security guards outside a shuttered USAID-funded sexual health clinic in Johannesburg's inner-city district.She looks around with confusion as they let her know the clinic is closed. She tells us it has only been two months since she came here to receive her usual care.Now, she must scramble to find another safe place for her sexual health screenings and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) - her regular […]

Greece's authorities have declared a state of emergency on Santorini after a series of earthquakes shook the popular tourist destination.More than 10,000 residents and workers fled the island this week as near-constant tremors and undersea earthquakes have been recorded between Santorini and the islands of Amorgos, Anafi and Ios. A 5.2 magnitude quake struck on Wednesday night - the most powerful recorded since activity started on 31 January. Image: A […]

Donald Trump is not a man in the habit of backing down.His astonishing proposal to "own" Gaza and relocate two million Palestinians has faced unanimous opposition from America's allies, but the president now has a plan and woe betide anyone who gets in the way. And that includes international law. "The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of the fighting," he […]

A man has been arrested in Tokyo on suspicion of killing a pigeon that he reportedly filmed himself abusing.Hiroshi Tsuji, a 49-year-old taxi driver from Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, allegedly captured the bird on the side of a river in the Japanese capital sometime between April and June 2024, local media outlets reported.He is accused of beating and whipping the animal before killing it at some point between June and August, […]