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The father of an 18-year-old Briton who died on the frontline in Ukraine has described how attending his son's funeral "was the most difficult thing I have ever done".James Wilton, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, had just finished college when he decided he wanted to go to Ukraine as a volunteer fighter to help fend off Russia's land, air and sea invasion of its smaller neighbour. He was killed by a […]

A 17-year-old girl has been killed by a shark while swimming in Queensland, Australia.Paramedics were called to the scene at Woorim Beach, just north of Brisbane, at about 4.45pm local time as they responded to a "serious shark bite incident", the Queensland Ambulance Service said on X. The girl is understood to have suffered injuries to her upper body when she was attacked while swimming on the southeast end of […]

Canadian basketball fans booed the US national anthem at an NBA match after Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on imports from the North American country.Toronto Raptors supporters had initially cheered the 15-year-old girl singing the Star Spangled Banner before the home match against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Scotiabank Arena. However, shortly after they began expressing their displeasure for the song.Once the performance was over the crowd in […]

Donald Trump is set to speak to the leaders of Canada and Mexico later but warned them against retaliating to his tariffs, saying: "We can play the game all they want."The US leader has announced that he is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. The two countries then hit back with retaliatory tariffs.However, the US president returned to Washington from Mar-a-Lago on Sunday night and brushed aside […]

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has told Panama's president the country must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal or face potential retaliation from America.The comments were made in a face-to-face meeting with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday. Follow latest: Trump ignites trade warIt was Mr Rubio's first foreign trip as America's top diplomat and comes as Mr Mulino has so far resisted pressure from the […]

Donald Trump claims this tariff gut-punch at his three largest trading partners is just a matter of common sense.They in turn are imploring him to see reason, with Mexico and China calling for dialogue and cooperation. Follow live updates: Trump ignites trade warCanada's prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday night - as he announced a reciprocal 25% tariff on $106bn worth of American goods - that the last time […]

Four people have been killed in a missile strike on a boarding school filled with civilians in the Ukrainian-controlled Kursk region of Russia, Ukraine's military has said.Kyiv blamed Moscow for the attack, while Russia's defence ministry said Ukrainian forces were responsible, adding that missiles were launched from Ukraine's Sumy region. The school in Sudzha, 7.5 miles from Ukraine's border, was being used as a shelter for residents - and was […]

Social media sites and their users risk fragmenting along political lines in light of Donald Trump's election win, experts have told Sky News.They added some of the world's biggest social media platforms fell into line behind the new US government after November's election victory. X's Elon Musk backed Mr Trump in the election and he has since taken up a federal advisory role.Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg recently announced an overhaul […]

More than 700 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo this week, the UN has said.The Congolese health ministry said on Saturday there were 773 bodies in hospital morgues in and around Goma following a recent offensive by rebels who seized the eastern city. More bodies were lying in the street after morgues in the area exceeded their capacity, the ministry added.The UN shared similar […]