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Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was taken to hospital after his arrival in Bali for the G20 summit yesterday, the Indonesian authorities have said. Wayan Koster, the governor of Bali, said he had been taken in for a “check-up” at the Sanglah Hospital in the provincial capital, Denpasar, and was “immediately returned”. Three other Indonesian

The gates swing open, creaking ominously on their hinges. This is the first time Valery has been back to the prison where the Russians took him. As he walks through the gates he points out the cell on the second floor where he was locked up. And when he recounts what happened here it’s clear

At least six people have been killed and 53 injured after an explosion on a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul, Turkey’s president has said. People ran away following the blast on Istiklal Avenue in the Taksim area, with video posted online showing flames erupting and a loud bang. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the

With the magnitude of the moment still sinking in, a girl in a red coat ignores several cars and runs through traffic to throw her arms around a Ukrainian soldier. It is a scene of celebration that is being repeated across Kherson, now liberated from Russian control. Everyone in a uniform is being given a

Ukrainian troops have begun arriving in the centre of the strategic city of Kherson after Russia’s withdrawal – with jubilant residents celebrating their liberation. Sky’s international correspondent Alex Rossi and his team were among the first foreign journalists to reach the centre since the city was retaken. And he said the locals were “very grateful

It is a moment they’ve longed to see – and the euphoria of liberation has been impossible to contain. In Kherson, Ukrainian soldiers were given a heroes’ welcome as the crowds chanted for the military. It was the only regional capital captured by Russia, but in another sign that Vladimir Putin‘s invasion is failing, it’s

Jubilant Ukrainians have raised flags and celebrated inside Kherson after Russian forces withdrew from the city in a hasty retreat in which some Kremlin soldiers apparently drowned. Hours after the Russian forces completed their withdrawal, Ukrainian units re-entered the southern city, which had been occupied since March. Local residents hugged Ukrainian soldiers, cheering in the

The Ukrainian army is on a roll – they are taking advantage of Russia’s faltering military, and now they have the city of Kherson in their sights. We are taken by an artillery team on a mission down a road that is scarred and littered with the debris from months of brutal fighting. As we

More than 100,000 soldiers have been killed or wounded on each side of the Ukraine-Russia war, America’s top general has estimated. General Mark Milley also said as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians had most likely been killed, but added the two armies have “probably” suffered a similar level of causalities. Speaking to the Economic Club

This may well be the beginning of the end of Donald Trump.  The story of the night is his reverse Midas touch. Nearly every candidate he touched seems to have done worse than those he did not pick. The man who lost the last election and the popular vote in both the last two elections

The expected surge of support towards Donald Trump’s Republican Party has yet to materialise with many votes still uncounted. His party had anticipated taking majority control of Congress, making it difficult for President Joe Biden to govern, but the election lies in the balance. The Republicans should make the required five gains to seize majority

Russia flew €140m in cash and a selection of captured UK and US weapons to Iran in return for dozens of deadly drones for its war in Ukraine, a security source has claimed. A Russian military aircraft secretly transported the cash and three models of munition – a British NLAW anti-tank missile, a US Javelin

Russia and the US are reportedly discussing holding talks on strategic nuclear weapons for the first time since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Talks between the two countries on strategic stability have been frozen since Vladimir Putin‘s forces invaded Ukraine eight months ago – even as the New Start treaty on nuclear arms reduction stays

A deal between the UK and France to tackle people crossing the Channel in small boats is in its “final stages”, Downing Street has said. Rishi Sunak met Emmanuel Macron, the French president, earlier today at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt to discuss the issue, with the prime minister saying he left “with renewed

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

Three people have died after a small passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria as it was coming in to land at an airport in Tanzania. Authorities said 26 of the 43 people on board the Precision Air flight from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, had been rescued and taken to hospital. Regional authorities

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