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Close to a thousand people may have been killed as Cyclone Chido hit the French island of Mayotte on Saturday, according to the island's top official.It was the strongest storm in more than 90 years to hit the islands, said the forecaster Meteo-France. The nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar were also affected. Image: Map of Mayotte and Comoros Mayotte, located about 500 miles off Africa's east coast, has a […]

At least 54 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in different parts of Gaza on Sunday, including two schools, according to health officials in the besieged enclave.An airstrike in the southern city of Khan Younis hit a school, killing at least 16 people including several children, according to Nasser Hospital where bodies were taken. There was no immediate statement from the Israeli military. Footage verified by Sky News shows multiple […]

Nobody should ever have to die in a place like this, in this sorry bit of northern France where these two Kurdish migrants were shot. They died, surrounded by rubbish, on a patch of unloved scrubland between a road and a railway line.The grass is still stained with their blood, and the blankets that wrapped them in their final moments now lie discarded. There are plastic boxes, food wrappers and […]

Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea have been badly damaged due to stormy weather, according to the Interfax news agency.At least one person has been killed, and an emergency rescue operation is underway to evacuate both crews. Ifax says it has resulted in an oil spill, citing Russia's Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot).Pictures and videos shared on X appear to show at least one ship […]

A man convicted of participating in the January 6 Capitol riots has told Sky News he expects Donald Trump to set him free. Speaking from his Washington jail cell, Gregory Purdy said he anticipates the president-elect will "exonerate and pardon" him. Mr Trump has said he intends to pardon "many" of the rioters whom he describes as "hostages".More than 1,100 people have been charged in connection with the 2021 assault on […]

I knew we were near a Russian military base when I could read the names of shops, cafes and pharmacies written in Russian, in surrounding villages.The Russians have been permanently based here since 2017, propping up the Assad regime and overseeing the war against their many opponents. And the local communities have benefitted financially from their presence. But for how long this will all last is apparently the focus of […]

At least four people have been killed in a shooting at a migrant camp near Dunkirk, according to French media. A fifth victim was killed outside the camp, French media also reported. Sources have told Sky News that the incident took place in Loon-Plage and police confirmed "multiple murders" were committed. Image: Images taken at the scene show a body lying in the grass A 22-year-old man claiming to be […]

A former Premier League footballer has been appointed president of Georgia amid heightening tensions over the country's relationship with Russia.Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, was a striker for Manchester City between 1996 and 1997, and later played for several clubs in the Swiss Super League. He was elected to parliament in 2016, and in 2022 co-founded the People's Power political movement - a splinter group of the ruling Georgian Dream party. Image: […]

South Korea's parliament is set to vote again on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to declare martial law earlier this month.It was a decision that plunged the country into a constitutional crisis and triggered calls for Mr Yoon to step down on the grounds he had broken the law. The country's opposition parties plan to hold the vote at 4pm today (7am in the […]