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A plan by the UK to train Ukrainian pilots could impact the Royal Air Force’s ability to teach its own recruits, the incoming head of the RAF has indicated. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton admitted that details have yet to be finalised of the announcement by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – made when Ukraine’s

Four indigenous children in Colombia have been found alive – more than two weeks after the plane they were travelling in crashed in thick jungle. An 11-month-baby was among those rescued – as well as children aged four, nine and 13. The plane – a Cessna 206 – was carrying seven people when it issued

Three people have died while as many as 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northeast Italy due to flooding. Rivers swollen by days of downpours burst their banks on Tuesday, flooding nearby towns and cities. Cesena, in the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region, was one of the worst-hit areas, with pictures showing

A deadly fire at a hostel in New Zealand is being treated as suspicious. At least six people were killed when the blaze broke out at Loafers Lodge on Monday night, and several others are unaccounted for. Fire crews in Wellington have now handed the scene over to the police, and officers are hoping to

Russian forces launched a huge barrage of 18 missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday. All of them were shot down, Ukraine says. Using “onion rings” of different guns and missiles provided by the West, Ukraine’s air defences are now increasingly successful at thwarting Russian launches. From Stinger missiles that can be carried by a single soldier

An armoured personnel carrier kicks up dust as it careers across the drying land. The harsh winter here has turned to spring and the boggy farm tracks have hardened. After months of setbacks, the change in seasons has ushered in a change of pace for the Ukrainian army. In the open land around Bakhmut, they

The $68.7bn (£55bn) mega merger between Microsoft and game developer Activison Blizzard has been approved by the European Union, just weeks after it was blocked by the UK. European regulators said they accept commitments made by Microsoft that its offer to take over the developer behind Call Of Duty, would not lessen competition. In April,

Turkey’s election appears to be heading for a run-off despite both main rivals claiming to have an early lead. Voter support for current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dipped below the 50% needed to secure a victory, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The opposition mayor of the Turkish capital, Ankara, said that it was

Tens of thousand of people living along the coast of Bangladesh and Myanmar have been urged to seek shelter as the nations brace for an extremely severe cyclone – known as Storm Mocha – on Sunday. Volunteers used loudspeakers to warn individuals in coastal districts, that are expected to experience gusts of wind up to

Imran Khan has claimed democracy in Pakistan is at “an all-time low” in an exclusive interview with Sky News. The former prime minister said – in his first interview since being bailed – that the government is “petrified of elections” and they fear being “wiped out” by his party at the polls. He continued: “So

White House National Security Council spokesman Admiral John Kirby has described reports that a Russian cargo shop transported weapons from a port in South Africa to Russia in December as a “serious issue”. Speaking to Sky News, he said: “We have consistently and strongly urged countries not to provide any support for Russia’s war. “We

Heroic Ukrainian resistance has withstood Russia’s full-frontal attack on Bakhmut for nearly a year – however, at huge cost, both in human life and the devastation of a once-thriving city. But it has limited strategic value – so why have both sides continued to fight over it? What has all the sacrifice been for, and

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is to be released on bail for two weeks following a decision from the Islamabad High Court. Pakistan’s former prime minister was back in court following his arrest on Tuesday on corruption charges, which sparked countrywide violence that left at least 10 people dead and dozens injured. The country’s

Pakistan’s information minister has defended the arrest of Imran Khan on the day the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful. In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Marriyum Aurangzeb said: “A person who has defied court, who does not abide by the law, who avoid courts and who thinks he’s untouchable and cannot be questioned,

Pakistan’s supreme court has said the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan was illegal and ordered his release from custody, according to broadcasters in the country. Khan, who is also a cricket icon in Pakistan, was arrested on Wednesday as he faced corruption charges. At least five people died and hundreds were detained as

A former Russian state TV journalist has claimed that an “isolated” Vladimir Putin “doesn’t have enough Novichok” to kill his growing number of critics. Russian dissident Marina Ovsyannikova, who made global headlines for her on-air protest against the war in Ukraine last year, spoke to Beth Rigby Interviews where she provoked the Russian president once