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The man at the centre of negotiations over a Gaza ceasefire has told Sky News Donald Trump wants a deal done before he takes power in January.  Speaking exclusively to Sky’s The World with Yalda Hakim, the prime minister of Qatar expressed cautious optimism but said it required “maximum pressure” on all parties to end

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a “testing ground for experimental missiles” and is “not interested in peace”, NATO’s secretary general has warned. Mark Rutte made the remarks as foreign ministers from the alliance’s 32 members gathered in Brussels for a two-day meeting where there will be several discussions on Ukraine. In a

Syria’s military has said its joint airstrikes with Russia have killed at least 400 insurgents over the past 24 hours – as Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his support for Syrian President Bashar al Assad. The strikes are being carried out after insurgents led by jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al Sham and including Turkey-backed fighters launched a

Israel’s prime minister says he will “respond with force” after Hezbollah fired towards an Israeli military post in disputed territory in Lebanon. Two projectiles fell in open areas and no injuries were reported. Israel said they had been launched toward Mount Dov, a disputed Israeli-held territory known as Shebaa Farms in Lebanon, where the borders

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested to Sky News that he might consent to Russia temporarily holding on to occupied Ukrainian territory as part of a ceasefire deal. The Ukrainian president said such an arrangement could only be possible if land under his forces’ control was taken “under the NATO umbrella” – allowing him to negotiate the

Violence has broken out again in Georgia’s capital after protesters took to the streets near parliament over the suspension of EU membership talks. Police used water cannon and pepper spray as thousands gathered in Tbilisi to demand the government change its stance. Some protesters hurled fireworks at police and pushed a burning industrial bin towards

There was something desperately oppressive that came with being in Tbilisi today. Perhaps it was the sight of hundreds of police officers, massed together and lurking in packs, waiting for something to happen. Maybe it was the dark clouds that poured rain over the streets. But most likely it was the sense that this is

Warning: This article contains references to suicide On Friday this week, MPs will debate if England and Wales should legalise assisted dying. The proposed legislation restricts it to adults with six months or less to live. Canada introduced assisted dying in 2016 for adults with a terminal illness. In 2021, it was extended to people

A far-right and little-known NATO critic has won the first round of Romania’s presidential election after polls predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote. Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate, won with a 22.95% share, seeing off the incumbent prime minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who had been the

Israel is said to be edging closer to a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to reports. Israeli media outlets Haaretz, Walla, Ynet, Kan and American news website Axios reported both parties are getting closer to reaching a deal amid signs of progress in the US-led ceasefire talks. It is suggested Israel has agreed

Don’t be fooled by the applause. After two weeks of deadlock over a climate finance deal, when it finally came, it was a standing ovation of relief, not rejoicing. This was a deal so bad, and so unpopular, that this year’s COP host Azerbaijan was forced to gavel it through without allowing objections. Read more:

Russia launched a large drone attack on Kyiv overnight, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning the attack shows his capital needs better air defences. Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries as a result of the attacks. Russia has used more than 800 guided

The body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been found, Israel has said. Zvi Kogan, the Chabad representative in the UAE, went missing on Thursday. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office on Sunday said the 28-year-old rabbi was murdered, calling it a “heinous antisemitic terror

Security protocols in the Philippines have been stepped up after vice president Sara Duterte vowed to have the president assassinated if she herself were killed. The daughter of the country’s previous president Rodrigo Duterte, the politician said she had contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker. Speaking

Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attack “completely destroyed” an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday. It is not immediately clear how many have been killed or injured and the Israeli

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks on Tuesday after Vladimir Putin said Russia will ramp up the production of a new, hypersonic ballistic missile. Ukraine‘s parliament cancelled a session as security was tightened following a Russian strike on Thursday on a military facility in Dnipro, a central city with a population of around one

Ukraine’s military has for the first time confirmed the use of British-made Storm Shadow missiles inside Russian territory. Senior military sources, cleared to brief the media, called the strike “very successful”. The same sources, talking to the media on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine‘s military needs more long-range missiles, including Storm Shadow and ATACMS, and

An eleventh hour proposal from a UN climate summit to channel $250bn to developing nations has fallen far short of the $1.3trn they need to cope with climate change. The draft deal from the COP29 climate summit is likely to dismay vulnerable nations like Kenya, Uganda and Malawi, which are disproportionately affected by the impacts

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is among more than 30 people facing charges of allegedly attempting a coup after his electoral defeat in 2022. Federal police have delivered the results of their investigation to the country’s supreme court, which must decide whether to refer them to prosecutor-general Paulo Gonet to bring formal charges. The former

A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland has erupted for the seventh time since December, prompting evacuation orders. Orange lava gushed from a fissure almost two miles long after the eruption started with little warning just after 11pm on Wednesday. People living in about 50 houses nearby were told to leave, along with guests