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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

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

Nineteen people have died after a small passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria as it was coming in to land at an airport in Tanzania. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa announced the new death toll, which is up from three earlier. The aircraft was travelling to Bukoba airport when the accident happened. Previously authorities said 26

As the cold autumn rain drizzles down, volunteer Andrei Seletskii loads his car with humanitarian supplies. He is now the only help getting through to the frontline villages in this part of Kherson region, but getting the food, medicine, water and warm clothing to the people there is not easy. Iran admits sending weapons to

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,

The White House has accused North Korea of shipping a “significant” number of artillery shells to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US believes North Korea “is trying to make it appear as though they’re being sent to countries in the Middle East or North Africa”.

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

Boris Johnson has told Sky News that he does not think Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon in his war in Ukraine. There have been suggestions that the Russian president could carry out such a military strike as his forces continue to lose territory which they captured earlier in the invasion. But in

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

Whether or not Rishi Sunak will attend COP27 is “under review”, Downing Street has confirmed – as the PM faces mounting calls to attend the climate conference in Egypt. Asked if the prime minister will be attending the summit, a Number 10 spokesperson said that “any attendance at COP would depend on progress on preparation

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won the Brazilian election, narrowly beating Jair Bolsonaro, official figures show. 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

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 153. 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

The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards has warned protesters not to leave their homes to demonstrate and that Saturday will be the “last day” of taking to the streets. “Do not come to the streets! Today is the last day of the riots,” Hossein Salami said. His ominous warning comes amid reports that two

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