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A “brave and heroic” father has died after being struck by a train while trying to rescue his twin daughters whose pram had rolled on to the tracks in Australia. One of the two-year-old girls was also killed while the other sister was not injured in the tragedy at Carlton railway station in Sydney on

Since 8 October when Hezbollah first fired rockets into Israel in solidarity with Palestinians following the Hamas attacks, the two sides have exchanged nearly 5,000 strikes. The majority have come from Israel – but analysis by Sky News’ Data and Forensics team shows Hezbollah is changing its tactics, with its attacks stretching further into Israeli

At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more are missing after a highway bridge collapsed in northwest China, authorities have said. China’s President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts following the disaster in Shaanxi province, which happened around 8.40pm local time on Friday and followed heavy storms and flooding. Xinhua News Agency said

This wasn’t supposed to happen. We were told that as the internet matured, that this kind of thing – a single error causing a domino effect taking out millions of machines – was supposed to become less and less likely. There would be more and more servers and cables distributed in more and more places,

American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been jailed for 16 years after being convicted of espionage in a trial widely seen as politically motivated. The Wall Street Journal reporter was first arrested and detained in March 2023 after Russia claimed he had been “gathering secret information” on orders from the CIA. This breaking news story is

The virus that causes polio has been detected in sewage samples in Gaza, according to its health ministry. It said tests had been carried out with UNICEF and that the finding “exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting poliomyelitis”. It warned of a potential “new health disaster” if action isn’t taken. Polio mainly

The mother of British teenager Jay Slater who was found dead on holiday in Tenerife has asked for more donations to help give him “the send-off he deserves”. In a statement released on Thursday, Debbie Duncan asked people to “continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can”. The ‘Get Jay Slater Home’ GoFundMe

Families of two British men missing in Sweden are appealing for information on their whereabouts – amid fears they were victims of a double murder. It comes after two bodies were found in a burnt-out car in Malmo on Sunday afternoon. Emergency workers noticed a possible bullet hole in one of the victims, according to

Rare images of an uncontacted tribe show its members face “humanitarian disaster” as loggers encroach on their territory, a British human rights group has warned. According to local campaigners, the Mascho Piro indigenous tribe have been sighted coming out of the rainforest in their remote part of the Peruvian Amazon in recent weeks in search

Two murder victims who were reportedly shot dead before being found in a burnt-out car in Sweden are British, according to local media. Police have launched a double-murder investigation after they discovered two people dead on Sunday afternoon in Malmo. Responding to reports of a fire, emergency services only discovered the bodies as they were

At least six people have been found dead at a hotel in Bangkok. The bodies of the six people – all Vietnamese nationals – were discovered in Thailand’s capital on Tuesday. An initial report that there had been a shooting was dismissed by a local police official. “There is no sign of a shooting,” the

Within minutes, what should have been a regular rally for Donald Trump quickly spiraled into a deadly assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Using videos from the ground and aerial imagery, Sky News details what we know about the security efforts before and during the attack. Our analysis found police vehicles were parked as close as 20m/65ft

A body believed to be that of British teenager Jay Slater has been found a month after his disappearance in Tenerife. The local civil guard said on Monday they had found a “lifeless body of a young man after 29 days of constant search”. “All indications are that it could be the young British man

Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event.  His plane touched down on Sunday, the day before the four-day event kicks off with thousands of Republicans coming together to formally elect him as their 2024 presidential nominee. X This content

People standing close to Donald Trump when he was apparently hit by gunshots have spoken about what they saw happened. One woman, named as Erin, told NBC News that she was stood in the front row and saw the “fresh blood” coming from the former president’s ear. “The guns came up to start. Clear. Clear

Donald Trump has said was it was “God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening” and vowed to “fear not” after surviving an assassination attempt as footage emerged of the gunman prior to the shooting. In a statement on his Truth Social platform following the attack at a campaign rally, the former president urged Americans

Israel’s military is investigating claims dozens of people have been killed in strikes on Gaza – as media reports say they were targeting the mastermind behind the 7 October attack. Hamas’s media office said at least 100 people were killed or injured in the attack on the southern city of Khan Younis, which hit tents

Dozens of bodies have been found in Gaza City, Palestinian rescue workers have said, after Israeli forces reportedly pulled out of parts of two districts following days of bombardment and fighting there. Israel’s military launched an incursion into the Tal al Hawa and Sinaah neighbourhoods earlier this week to fight what it said were Hamas

The Democratic Party is now looking for a new candidate to run for president after Joe Biden announced he would stand down. In a statement addressed to “my fellow Americans”, he said it had been the “greatest honour of my life to serve as your president”. There has been intense speculation over whether the 81-year-old

VIPs from around the world are invited to an Indian wedding so extravagant it will shut down the heart of the country’s financial capital. Boris Johnson, Tony Blair and David Beckham are reportedly among the guests at the wedding of the son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, in Mumbai. The four-day extravaganza kicks off