Kyiv’s mayor has told residents to consider leaving the capital in the event of a complete blackout. Urging residents to “consider everything” including a worst-case scenario where the capital loses power and water, Vitali Klitschko said he could not rule out the prospect of a total loss of power. “If you have extended family… or
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People “cannot accept a small country from the Middle East” hosting the World Cup and those criticising the tournament are “arrogant”, Qatar’s foreign minister has told Sky News. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani described negative media coverage of the upcoming tournament as “misinformation” in an exclusive interview with Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair
Rishi Sunak has written to the family of a British-Egyptian writer imprisoned in Cairo, as the activist’s sister urged the prime minister to get “proof of life” from Egyptian authorities. Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been kept behind bars in Egypt for most of the past decade and was sentenced in December after being accused of
Vladimir Putin has backed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Kherson region, as Ukrainian forces advancing in the south close in on a key city. The signal from the Russian president is the latest sign of the Kremlin forces’ retreat in one of the most bitterly contested areas in Ukraine. It comes after Russian-installed
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has revealed details of his attack after he was shot during a rally in an address to the nation. Mr Khan said he was shot four times, with two bullets hitting each of his legs, during a protest march in Pakistan on Thursday. Describing his injuries, a doctor in
Russia’s ambassador to the UK has claimed Britain played a role in an attack on its warships – warning the country is “too deep” in the Ukraine war. In an interview with Sky’s Mark Austin, top diplomat Andrei Kelin claimed he had proof that UK special forces were involved in a Ukrainian drone assault on
Often driving alone, sometimes with a small group, Seva Koshel is no stranger to frontline supply drops into eastern Ukraine. Click to subscribe to Ukraine War Diaries wherever you get your podcasts From medical kits to modified army vehicles and more recently, generators, the 40-year-old military volunteer completes regular assignments for Ukrainian soldiers positioned at
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been shot in the leg in what his supporters say was an assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province on Thursday, wounding him and some of his supporters, officials said. Sky’s Cordelia Lynch,
North Korea has fired a number of missiles, including what is thought to have been an intercontinental ballistic missile that prompted an evacuation warning for parts of Japan. One of the missiles reached an altitude of 1,200 miles and travelled about 460 miles, Japan’s defence minister Yasukazu Hamada said. The flight pattern – a “lofted
Russia is set to resume its participation in the Ukraine grain export deal, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed. Moscow pulled out of the UN-brokered agreement over the weekend following what it called a “terrorist attack” on its fleet of Black Sea ships in Crimea by Ukrainian forces. The country said it could not guarantee
North Korea fired at least 17 missiles off its eastern and western coasts on Wednesday morning, according to South Korea’s military, with one landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. Seoul quickly responded by launching its own missiles. It was the most missiles fired by the North in a single day – and the first
Boris Johnson has shown his focus remains on the war in Ukraine since he stepped down as prime minister. In an exclusive interview for Sky News’ Ukraine: A Modern War programme, Mr Johnson spoke about the war, Vladimir Putin, the West’s response, his successor and his admiration for Joe Biden. However, he refused to dwell
South Korea’s police chief has said he feels a “heavy responsibility” over the stampede that left more than 150 people dead. Some 156 people were killed and 152 injured when thousands of Halloween partygoers became trapped in a 3.2-metre-wide alley in the Itaewon area of Seoul on Saturday night. Thirty of the injured are in
“I think it’s a civil war,” Zach Scherer told me. We were sitting on the back of his Trump-branded pick-up truck earlier this week when he made the prediction. “I think that’s the only thing that’s going to bring America back together after this election if we lose.” Civil war? When I moved to America
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won the Brazilian election, beating Jair Bolsonaro by a razor-thin margin. It has been Brazil’s most polarised election in recent memory, pitting far-right incumbent President Bolsonaro against leftist former leader Lula da Silva. On his victory, Mr da Silva tweeted a simple picture of his hand over the Brazilian
There’s a stillness in Itaewon where the horror unfolded, the site of a stampede in Seoul that killed at least 153 people. It’s 24 hours since a Halloween celebration became a national tragedy. People have returned to the scene. Some look like they have hardly left. Everyone looks utterly bewildered. Most victims ‘in their 20s
South Korea’s president has declared a national period of mourning over a stampede during Halloween festivities – as the number of deaths has risen to 151. President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed condolences to the victims and wished for a speedy recovery for the injured in a statement on Sunday, before visiting the scene of the crowd
At least 146 people have been killed after a stampede in the South Korean capital of Seoul, according to local fire authorities. The victims were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities near the Hamilton Hotel in the Itaewon area. Footage on social media showed many victims lying
Joe Biden has described the violent assault on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband as “despicable” – as San Francisco’s police chief has said it was “not a random attack”. Paul Pelosi, 82, is recovering from a skull fracture after he was attacked by an intruder with a hammer on Friday. The intruder – David
They tell us to run, and so we run. Through the scrub, the mud and the undergrowth until we stop under the shelter of trees. Out of breath, out of sight and, for now, out of danger. This is a place of mud, weapons and nervous energy. We are in the area where the borders
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