The Pope spent a peaceful night in hospital and ate breakfast this morning, the Vatican said. It comes after it cancelled the Pope‘s weekend engagements after he was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia. The 88-year-old, who as a young adult developed a case of pleurisy and had part of one of his lungs removed, has been
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Investigators are trying to establish exactly what happened when eighty people miraculously escaped after a Delta Air Lines jet dramatically flipped upside down as it landed in Toronto. It’s not clear what went so disastrously wrong as the plane – which was carrying 76 passengers and four crew – touched down on Monday. Eighteen people
At least 17 people have been injured in a plane crash that’s left an aircraft upside down at a Canadian airport, an official has said. Images from Toronto Pearson International Airport show the snow-covered plane belly up on the tarmac. The flight, operated by Delta subsidiary Endeavor Air, crashed while landing at around 2.30pm local
Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested moving ahead with Donald Trump’s plan to clear out Palestinians from Gaza, as Israel received a previously blocked shipment of heavy bombs. President Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza and redevelop it under US ownership has been criticised by Palestinians, human rights groups, regional powers and US
Not invited to American talks with Russia on the future of Ukraine, European leaders are holding a hastily convened meeting of their own on Monday. After years of exasperation from the US over Europe’s more relaxed attitude to defence spending – nothing quite makes the point about military irrelevance than being left out of the
A two-year-old girl and her mother have died after a car was rammed into a group of people in Munich on Thursday. The 37-year-old mother from the city and her daughter are the first deaths from the incident, German police said on Saturday. Police said at least 36 people were injured on Thursday morning when
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he believes it is time for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe”, adding his army was “not enough”. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the Ukrainian president said Europe cannot rule out the possibility that “America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it”. Ukraine has been defending
We are witnessing one of the biggest shifts in geopolitics since the Second World War. This week one of the fundamental assumptions underpinning European security was put in doubt. American military might has underwritten the defence of Europe since 1945 – Donald Trump says that can no longer be America’s primary focus. Follow latest: Ukraine
Taken at face value Donald Trump’s embrace of reciprocal tariffs is a declaration of total trade war, that would amount to perhaps the single biggest peacetime shock to global commerce. In promising to levy import taxes on any nation that imposes tariffs or VAT on US exports, he is following through on a campaign promise
You should always give peace a chance. That US President Donald Trump “thinks out of the box” is already the cliche of the moment. And he may bring a fresh way of thinking and a new energy to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine where others have failed. But there are some ominous signs already, bolstering fears
Donald Trump has promised peace talks and teased the prospect of ending the war in Ukraine but, in the background, there are potential complications. Here’s what Sky News’ experts think about what America’s new military policy and these planned negotiations could mean for Russia, the US, and Ukraine – along with its aspirations to join
A light-hearted petition has been launched in Denmark to buy the state of California after Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Greenland. The petition, which promises to “bring hygge to Hollywood”, asks: “Have you ever looked at a map and thought: ‘You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates?’
One person has been killed and 25 more injured in a collision between a high-speed train and a truck in Germany. Six of the injured were in a serious condition after the crash on a level crossing outside the city of Hamburg on Tuesday. A 55-year-old passenger died at the scene. Image: Pic: Daniel Bockwoldt/picture-alliance/dpa/AP
Donald Trump has said Palestinians would have no right to return to Gaza under his proposal to relocate its population and rebuild the Strip. The president last week debuted his suggestion to “own” Gaza and shut out Hamas while it’s redeveloped, but has now contradicted officials who had said any relocation would be temporary. Asked
Hamas has said it will delay the release of more hostages after accusing Israel of violating their ceasefire deal. It said Saturday’s handover would not go ahead, presenting the Gaza truce with its first major crisis. A spokesman claimed violations had included “delaying the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip, and targeting
A man has been arrested in Dublin after a “serious incident” that left three people in hospital. Suspected knife attacks took place across several streets in the Arbour Hill of the Stoneybatter area in the Irish capital at around 3pm on Sunday. An Garda Siochana, the Irish police force, said the man – in his
Five Thai men held hostage for 15 months in Gaza have arrived back in their home country where they were reunited with their families. Pongsak Thaenna, 36, Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, and Bannawat Saethao, 27, were released by militants on 30 January as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel
From the moment they stepped from the Hamas vehicle, to be seen alive for the first time in 15 and a half months, the three hostages were clearly gaunt and in poor health. Reports in Israel say they have lost up to 30% of their body weight and they are in a bad medical condition.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Donald Trump “let’s do a deal” as he offered the US a partnership over Ukraine’s stores of rare earth and minerals. Earlier this week, Mr Trump said he wanted Ukraine to supply the US with critical resources in exchange for financial support in its war with Russia. In an interview with
Hamas has released the names of three Israeli hostages it says it will release on Saturday in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. The hostages are Eli Sharabi, Ohad ben Ami and Or Levy, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a Telegram post. In return for the captives’ release,