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Ukraine has launched a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, according to the Kremlin. The attack looks to be an effort to seize new territory after Ukrainian troops swept across the border in a shock offensive in the same region in August, claiming control of almost 500 sq miles (around 1,300 sq km) and taking

A young boy has been found alive five days after going missing in a “lion-infested” game park in Zimbabwe, officials have said. Tinotenda Pudu, seven, went missing from his home in a rural community on 27 December and “unknowingly headed into the perilous Matusadona game park,” a Zimbabwean MP stated. A search operation was launched

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed for a second time. His declaration on Saturday came after the People’s Party and the Social Democratic Party continued coalition talks, a day after the liberal NEOS party’s surprise withdrawal from discussions. “Unfortunately I

Drive an hour outside China’s commercial capital Shanghai, and you’ll reach Elon Musk’s Tesla gigafactory. It manufactures almost one million Tesla cars a year and produces more than half of all its cars worldwide. But with US president-elect Donald Trump preparing to move into the White House, the relationship between his best buddy Elon Musk

South Korea’s anti-corruption agency has failed to detain the country’s impeached president after a standoff that lasted hours. The decision came after investigators and police officers were seen entering the gate of the residence in Seoul. Thousands of officers were gathered at Yoon Suk Yeol’s residence and formed a perimeter around a growing number of

The man who drove a pick-up truck into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans is believed to have acted alone, the FBI has said. There is also “no definitive link” between the New Orleans attack and the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas, the FBI’s deputy assistant director Christopher Raia, from

An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators are rushing to understand why Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, the US citizen and army veteran who is suspected of carrying out the atrocity

Two children are among 10 people killed after a gunman opened fire in western Montenegro following a bar brawl, police and a government official said. Montenegro’s interior minister Danilo Saranovic said four people were wounded in the attack in Cetinje and the gunman is on the run. Police have identified the suspect as 45-year-old Aco

Hundreds of grieving relatives of people killed in the fated Jeju Air plane crash visited the site on New Year’s Day to pay respect to their loved ones. South Korea’s transport ministry said authorities have finished formally identifying the 179 victims of the country’s worst air disaster. Investigators have also extracted the data from the

Young women living under oppressive Taliban rule in Afghanistan have dared to share their hopes and fears for 2025, which range from an end to “gender apartheid”, to simply going for a walk in the park. The five women in their twenties have all had their studies or careers interrupted since the Taliban seized control

A team of US and South Korean investigators are to set to begin looking into the cause of the plane crash that left 179 people dead at Muan International Airport. The disaster on Sunday is the worst plane crash in South Korea’s history – with the youngest victim a three-year-old boy, according to a list

What will 2025 mean for Gaza, Ukraine, trade wars and African tech? Our foreign correspondents set the scene for trends that will shape their region. From elections in the EU to a bombastic Trump presidency to climate disruption, 2025 is shaping up to be a bumpy year. But it’s not all bad news… Immediate, dramatic

At the crash site at Muan Airport, you get a really strong sense of just how sudden and catastrophic it all was. There is an eerie quiet as the army sifts through the wreckage, picking up tiny bits of debris and placing them in small plastic bags. Tens of metres from the plane you can

US President Joe Biden says the world has lost a “remarkable leader” and a “man for all time” after the death of Jimmy Carter. Mr Carter, who was US president between 1977 and 1981, died at his home in Georgia while surrounded by his family on Sunday afternoon. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was aged

Aviation experts have said airport authorities in South Korea should face serious questions over the concrete wall that a plane collided with killing 179 people. Leading air safety expert David Learmount told Sky News the collision with the wall that supported a guidance system at the end of the runway was the “defining moment” of

At least two people have died off the coast of Calais attempting to cross to England, French media is reporting.  Around 50 migrants have been taken into the care of French humanitarian charity Utopia 56. Ten people with severe hypothermia are being cared for by firefighters, BFM TV reported. A French Navy helicopter is part

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will go into hospital to have his prostate removed, his office has said. The 75-year-old was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection resulting from a benign prostate enlargement. Mr Netanyahu is expected to go into hospital on Sunday to undergo the operation. Earlier this year, he had surgery for a

Russian air defences may have shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight after misidentifying it, according to US military sources. Two unnamed officials who spoke to Sky News’ US partner NBC News said America had intelligence indicating Russia may have believed the flight was a drone and engaged its air defences. It added that this was

Father Christmas, driving a sleigh filled with NATO-branded rockets, is shot out of the sky above Moscow in an apparent new piece of Russian propaganda. “Good, we don’t need anything foreign in our skies,” says a second Santa in Russian, sitting in what appears to be a control room. Ukraine Centre for Countering Disinformation shared

South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. The move could deepen a constitutional crisis in the Asian country triggered by a short-lived period of martial law declared by Mr Han’s predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol. After the vote on Friday, Mr Han said he will step aside to avoid more chaos. The