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Eurovision has kicked out the Netherlands’ entrant following a controversy over an ‘incident’ he was involved in. Joost Klein was alleged to have made verbal threats to a female production worker at the event’s venue in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday night. Eurovision organisers said: “We would like to make it clear that, contrary to some

Russian forces launched a surprise attack early on Friday in an attempt to open a new front in the war. Vovchansk – a town 5km from Ukraine’s border with Russia – was one of its targets. The Russian forces reportedly advanced 1km before Ukrainian reinforcements held them off. Sky’s Deborah Haynes was there. Terror and

Apple has apologised for its new iPad Pro advert where it crushed cameras, books and musical instruments, saying it “missed the mark”. The advert – shared online by Apple chief executive Tim Cook – also featured creative tools such as a record player and a metronome being crushed in an industrial press. It was intended

Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed Israel will “stand alone” if it has to in its war against Hamas, after the US threatened to stop sending some weapons to its ally. President Joe Biden earlier said the US would halt offensive munitions supplies to Israel if it attacks the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The Israeli prime

Russia only had one tank on display during its Victory Day parade this year. Every year, Moscow wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade in the Red Square, trying to

The mother of two Australian surfers allegedly shot dead by thieves in Mexico says “the world has become a darker place for us” after their deaths. The bodies of brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad were found south of Ensenada in northern Mexico last week, after the men went missing on

There are moments, more than others, that scream the humiliation of it all. Take this, before Tuesday’s proceedings got under way. “No descriptions of genitalia or anything but it’s important to elicit that she had sex with him.” It was the prosecution’s assurance prior to questioning Stormy Daniels after Donald Trump’s lawyers had objected, in

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the name of the contractor running the Ministry of Defence’s payroll system that was hacked by China. Mr Shapps told parliament that SSCL (Shared Services Connected Ltd) is the contractor and their work is being reviewed across government following the cyber attack – which China has denied. Politics Live:

The term “inauguration” may feel slightly misleading. After all, this is not his first time. Today’s ceremony will be the fifth occasion Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as Russia’s president, and it marks the start of another six years at the top. He is already the Kremlin’s longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin, having been

Two Australian brothers and a US tourist who went missing in northern Mexico were shot dead by thieves who wanted to steal their truck’s tyres, according to prosecutors. Three bodies found south of Ensenada, near where the men – Jake and Callum Robinson, from Australia, and American Jack Carter Rhoad – disappeared last weekend have

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected ceasefire proposals because he says Hamas’s call for a withdrawal of all troops from Gaza and an end to the war is unacceptable. Mr Netanyahu said agreeing to such proposals would “leave Hamas intact” and leave the possibility of another attack in future. “Surrendering to the demands of

Police have shot a 16-year-old boy dead after he stabbed a man in Perth, Australia, in an attack they said suggested terrorism. There were signs the teen, armed with a kitchen knife, had been radicalised online, state authorities said, adding they received calls from concerned members of the Muslim community before the attack. The attack

Hamas says it has accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar – as Israel suggests it will not accept the proposal in its current form. The Palestinian militant group has issued a statement saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had expressed his agreement in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s

Countries in South and Southeast Asia have been coping with a weeks-long heatwave which has seen record temperatures sweep parts of the region. Pupils in the Philippines, India and Bangladesh have been told to stay at home and learn remotely due to a severe health risk. Schools in Cambodia have also cut back on their

China has been branded “a bully” and an international lawbreaker after its ships blasted Philippine vessels with water cannon in the South China Sea. Sky News was on board the BRP Bagacay when a Chinese vessel fired water at it, causing significant damage. Philippine Coastguard spokesman Jay Tarriela told Sky News that this week’s confrontation

Three suspects have been charged by Canadian police over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Vancouver last June, in an incident that sparked a diplomatic spat between Ottawa and New Delhi. Three suspects have been arrested and charged over the killing of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar by masked gunmen in Surrey, outside Vancouver.