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A preacher followed by millions of people around the world will get no special treatment after his arrest in the Philippines, the country’s president has said. Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “owner of the universe” and “appointed son of god”, is wanted by the FBI in the US on charges of sex trafficking and bulk cash

At least 59 people have died in Vietnam after the most powerful typhoon to hit the southeast Asian country in decades made landfall. Dozens of people are missing, mostly because of landslides and floods triggered by Typhoon Yagi, according to Vietnam‘s disaster management agency. A busy steel bridge collapsed on Monday and millions lost power

A “very dangerous” British prisoner is among five inmates who have escaped from a high-security prison in Portugal. Mark Cameron Roscaleer, 39, had been serving a nine-year sentence for kidnap and robbery at the Vale de Judeus jail, about 43 miles (70km) north of Lisbon. The five men, aged between 33 and 61, fled on

Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has fled to Spain following the country’s disputed elections, according to officials. While President Nicolas Maduro declared victory in July’s vote, most Western governments have yet to recognise the result and some – along with Venezuela’s opposition – regard Mr Gonzalez as the legitimate winner. Venezuelan Vice President

Iran is believed to have sent more than 200 ballistic missiles to Russia – a move security chiefs say would be a “dramatic escalation” of its defence partnership with Moscow. A Russian ship delivered the short-range Fatah-360 missiles from Tehran to a port in the Caspian Sea, a Ukrainian source told Sky News on Saturday.

The family of an American-Turkish activist have described their “shock and grief” and demanded an independent investigation into her “unlawful killing” after she was reportedly shot by Israeli forces. Palestinian and Turkish officials said Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot in the head in the village of Beita, near Nablus, during a protest on Friday

An American-Turkish activist has died of her injuries after reportedly being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank. The Palestinian ambassador to the UK said the woman was shot in the head in Beita, near Nablus, earlier today. A&E medic Dr Ward Basalat said he treated her head wound but she died shortly after

At least 17 students have been killed after a fire in a school dormitory in Kenya. The number of dead may rise, police said, adding that at least 13 students have been seriously burned. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, a police spokesperson said.

Police have released a picture of a teenager suspected of shooting dead four people in the US state of Georgia. Two teachers and two students were killed in the attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta, on Wednesday. Colt Gray, 14, surrendered when engaged by School Resource Officers inside the school, Barrow

For the second time in 48 hours, Israel’s prime minister held a press conference to argue his uncompromising position on the Philadelphi corridor in Gaza, the major sticking point to a ceasefire. On Monday he addressed Israeli media, on Wednesday night it was international journalists. That he has held these two events in as many

Israel will not remove its troops from a narrow strip of land on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt until there is a guarantee it can never be used as a supply line for Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The area of scrubland and sand dunes, known as the Philadelphi corridor, was seized

The UK and US have split over their policies in regard to Israel and its war with Hamas, after the government suspended some arms sales to the country. On Monday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced that 30 of 350 arms export licences to Israel would be suspended. The move marked the UK’s first wholesale divergence

At least 12 people have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel, a local mayor has said. Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel, a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation, said “the bottom of the boat ripped open”. The French coastguard said more than 50

Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a giant digital map, that mysteriously erased the West Bank and explained why Israeli forces wouldn’t be leaving Gaza anytime soon. He has shied away from engaging with Israeli media during the war but was forced to do this press conference under pressure from the huge protests on the

The UK will suspend some arms sales to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced. Mr Lammy said the decision comes following a review of export licences for UK arms which found there was a “clear risk” that the weapons would be used in a way that could breach international law. Around 30 of 350

The international influence of Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), a branch of the Islamic State, has been on the rise. The group has been linked to numerous attacks and planned attacks in 2024. The highest profile plots include a deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow, foiled plans to disrupt three Taylor Swift concerts in

Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza.  The hostages, aged between 23 and 40 years old, were “brutally murdered” a short time before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday night, according to the Israeli military. The bodies

Six Israeli hostages in Gaza have been confirmed dead by their families, hours after Israel’s army said it had found bodies in the territory. The bodies of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danino were brought back to Israel, the Israeli military said in a statement. All were abducted

US rapper Fatman Scoop has died aged 53, his tour manager has said. In a post on social media, Birch Michael – known as Pure Cold – said: “It is with the heaviest of hearts I announce the passing of Isaac Freeman III, known professionally as Fatman Scoop.” Earlier, the musician, famous for his 2003

At least 15 Islamic State militants have been killed in a coordinated attack by US and Iraqi forces, according to US Central Command. Soldiers raided an area in western Iraq in the early hours of Thursday morning and seven US troops were injured. “The [IS] element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’