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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the global nuclear watchdog to force Russia into demilitarising the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – and return its control to Ukraine. Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) travelled to the facility last week and warned there was an “urgent need” for interim measures to prevent a

Authorities in Pakistan are rushing to widen a breach in its biggest lake to keep the waters from overflowing, as an unprecedented monsoon season threatens a 4,500-year-old archaeological site. Unprecedented floods have affected 33 million people and killed at least 1,325, including 466 children, national disaster officials have said. Record-breaking rains have inflicted damage on

A man suspected of killing 10 people in a mass stabbing in Canada has been found dead – with injuries that were not self-inflicted. Damien Sanderson was discovered on James Smith Cree Nation, which is where some of the attacks took place. “His body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to

Arrest warrants have been issued for two men suspected of killing 10 people in a mass stabbing in Canada – as an image of the car they were seen travelling in was released. At least 18 other people were wounded in the series of knife attacks in an indigenous community and a nearby town in

Ten people have been killed and at least 15 others injured after mass stabbings in an indigenous community in the Saskatchewan province of Canada. The attacks happened at multiple locations, with police investigating 13 crime scenes, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan said. Officers are hunting for two suspects, Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson,

Irish police have named the three siblings who died in a “violent incident” at a house in Dublin. Lisa Cash, 18, and her twin siblings Christy and Chelsea Cawley, 8, were found at a property in Rossfield Estate, Tallaght, at about 12.30am on Sunday. They were taken to hospital in Crumlin, but were later pronounced

Vaping, for teenagers, has become “a route into nicotine addiction, rather than out of it”, an expert has warned. The caution comes after a new study suggested a significant number of teens who try vaping have never smoked. Researchers from the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland said the proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds who had

The journey north up the Swat Valley in Pakistan is a lesson in just how overwhelming the power of a natural disaster like this can be.   Whole villages are swept away, towns are cut in half, a hydroelectric power station is overwhelmed and smashed and roads and bridges along the way are destroyed. Like

Western officials have said they “hope and expect” Ukrainian forces to achieve success in a landmark offensive started this week against Russian-held territory in the south of Ukraine. The officials described the operation into the Kherson region, to the west of the Dnipro river, as “sensibly limited” and an “important” attacking moment for Ukraine after

Russia has scrapped plans to reopen a major pipeline that sends natural gas to Europe. The decision by Gazprom, a state-controlled firm, will make it more difficult for Europe to secure fuel ahead of the winter. Gazprom said the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would remain closed because of a leak in the main gas turbine,

A man has pointed a handgun in the face of Argentina’s vice president – in what is being described as an attempted assassination. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was threatened outside her home in Buenos Aires – but she was not harmed and no shots were fired. Argentina’s president says the man pulled the trigger but

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral because of his “work schedule”, the Kremlin has said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and one of the most significant figures of the 20th century, will be laid to rest on Saturday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the ceremony will have “elements” of a state

The UK Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an appeal to “save and protect lives” as Pakistan deals with devastating floods. More than 1,100 people have died and 33 million people are affected after monsoon rains and melting glaciers destroyed houses, infrastructure and crops. The UN has appealed for $160m (£138m) to help alleviate an “unprecedented

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had a “huge impact on the course of world history” who found his “own solutions to urgent problems”, Vladimir Putin has said. Expressing his condolences to his family, the Russian president said in a statement: “He led our country during a period of complex, dramatic changes, large-scale foreign policy, economic and

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 – with President Biden leading tributes and calling him “a man of remarkable vision” who helped avert the prospect of nuclear war. One of the most significant figures of the 20th century, Mr Gorbachev was known for ending the Cold War without bloodshed, but failed to

The UN is appealing for $160m (£136m) in emergency funding to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods. More than 1,150 people have been killed and nearly half a million displaced in the disaster. “Pakistan is awash in suffering,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message for the launch of the appeal. “The Pakistani

President Zelenskyy has warned Russia that his troops will “push them to the border” after Ukraine launched a counterattack to retake territory in the south. “We will push them to the border. To our border, the line of which has not changed. The invaders know it well,” said President Zelenskyy in his nightly address. Ukrainian

Ukrainian forces have begun an offensive operation against Russian troops in the Kherson region – a key, Russia-occupied part of southern Ukraine, two Ukrainian sources have told Sky News. There have been growing expectations that Ukrainian troops were planning to launch an operation to recapture Kherson, which was the first regional capital that Russia seized

Widespread floods in Pakistan that have killed more than 1,000 people since mid-June may not have reached their peak yet, experts have warned. All four of the country’s provinces have been hit by the unusually heavy rains, with over 30 million people affected. Flash floods have swept away villages, crops, and 800,000 livestock, as soldiers

Two illegally-constructed skyscrapers near New Delhi have been demolished, with thousands of kilos of explosives razing them to the ground in less than 10 seconds. The apartment blocks on the outskirts of India‘s capital city were the tallest structures ever taken down in the country in such a short time. Thousands of people had to