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Iran has unveiled an underground naval base capable of taking on "enemies big and small".Footage broadcast on state TV shows a large number of speedboats lined up in what appears to be an underground tunnel. It is reportedly part of a "secret" base built at a depth of 500m at an undisclosed location in the Gulf.State TV showed Revolutionary Guards chief General Hossein Salami visiting the base with naval arm […]

US tennis star Danielle Collins was booed by the Australian Open crowd on Saturday when she walked on court and also when she left following her defeat to compatriot Madison Keys.It comes after Collins, 31, played the role of "pantomime villain" as she taunted the crowd during her second-round win on Thursday over home favourite Destanee Aiava. Collins, who was runner-up at Melbourne Park in 2022, shrugged off the abuse […]

Dozens of people have been injured, some seriously, in a ski lift accident in Spain.The incident took place on a chair lift at the Astún ski resort, which is on the Spanish border with France, in the Pyrenees mountain range.At least 30 people have been injured. Nine of those are very seriously injured and eight are seriously injured, according to the regional government.State TV channel TVE reported that around 80 […]

Four people were killed early on Saturday morning in Russian strikes against central Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have said.A Sky News team in the city heard what sounded like two explosions just before 6am, Ukraine time - ahead of the whirr of air raid sirens. The sound of further thuds then followed. Pictures posted on social media by the emergency services showed damaged cars and shattered glass in the street. Image: […]

Israel's full cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said.It comes after Israel's security cabinet recommended the deal be approved earlier on Friday. The truce is likely to begin on Sunday. According to reports 24 ministers voted in favour of the accord and voted against it.An Israel government statement said: "The government has approved the outline for the return of the abductees."The outline for […]

As part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel will release Palestinians detained in Israeli jails in exchange for the return of Israeli hostages being held by militant group Hamas. The truce is due to begin on Sunday, and so far there's no final agreement on which prisoners will be released, partly because it is unclear how many hostages are still alive or will be freed. There are currently 10,400 Palestinians in […]

Donald Trump will want to strike a deal on Russia's war in Ukraine that brings him a "win" for ending the fighting but without also gifting a victory to Vladimir Putin.Crucially, any settlement must be acceptable to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has spent the past few months working hard to impress the value of Kyiv as an ally upon the incoming US leader - and the global menace posed […]

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been given a 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case, officials and his lawyer have said.The verdict in the case followed allegations of possible bribery involving land, which was exchanged for favours by real estate developer Malik Riaz Hussain. It is linked to the Al Qadir Trust that Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi established while he was in office. Prosecutors say […]

The two richest people on the planet are heading for a showdown in space.Elon Musk versus Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: they both launched prototype rockets on the same day, a rivalry with billions of dollars at stake. SpaceX's Starship is fuelled by Musk's extraordinary appetite for risk. He innovates through failure, and the seventh test flight didn't go entirely to plan.Contact was lost with the upper part of the rocket […]