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Donald Trump’s threats of additional trade tariffs against China, on top of the 10% hike imposed earlier this month, have contributed to a widespread stock market sell-off. Sentiment was already sour on the tariff front, given the spectre of 25% import duties being slapped on the EU, before the US president confirmed his intention to

Ukraine has agreed terms with the United States on a crucial minerals deal, a Ukrainian government source has told Sky News. There has been no confirmation from the US side yet but Donald Trump said on Monday evening that his Ukrainian counterpart “would like to sign the minerals deal with me”. The accord, once signed,

A company in China that introduced a policy threatening single employees with termination if they were not married by the end of September says it has withdrawn its notice. The Shuntian Chemical Group, based in eastern China’s Shandong province, told its 1,200 employees last month that any unmarried workers aged between 28 and 58, including

Jannik Sinner’s lawyer has hit back at “unfair” criticism over the world tennis number one only receiving a three-month ban in a doping case settlement. Lawyers for the Italian player successfully argued it was not a case of cheating but contamination from a massage that was responsible for two positive tests last year for a

As Russia’s foreign minister of more than 20 years, Sergei Lavrov is not one for big emotions. So when he says the talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, about ending the war in Ukraine were “not unsuccessful”, that’s diplomatic speak for “we’re pretty chuffed”. And the Russians have plenty of reasons to cheer. Image: Russian foreign

Warning: This article contains references to suicide and material readers might find disturbing Every year, on his birthday, Joel Le Scouarnec composed an entry in his diary. First, he would record his age. Then he would write: “I am a paedophile, and I am proud of it.” To the rest of the world, he seemed

Israel says it is preparing to receive the bodies of four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Israeli security officials also said they were working to bring back six living hostages on Saturday. The announcement came as relatives and supporters of those held hostage in Gaza since Hamas’ 7 October attack in 2023 marked 500

Germans will be voting in a general election next weekend. The country has the largest population – 84 million – and the biggest economy in Europe with a GDP of $4.5trn, but its elections are usually dull affairs. Since the Second World War, there has been agreement between the two ruling centre-right and centre-left political

Donald Trump has welcomed home an American teacher who was sentenced to 14 years in prison in Russia. Marc Fogel, 63, was pictured in the White House with President Trump on Tuesday – more than three years after he was arrested in Moscow on a drug smuggling charge. The history teacher was detained after travelling

Salman Rushdie has described in court the moment he was attacked on stage. The British-Indian author, who was stabbed as he was preparing to give a speech in August 2022, took the stand in a New York courtroom to give evidence against the man charged in the attack. Rushdie, 77, was blinded in one eye

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

The first visually impaired politician to serve in Ireland’s parliament has resigned from his party after being arrested while drunk on a Dublin street. Just days after being re-elected to the Seanad (Senate), Martin Conway admitted that he was arrested in the early hours of 22 January “for being in an intoxicated state due to

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.

Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, saying he is committed to buying and owning the war-ravaged land but could allow sections of it to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East. Speaking onboard Air Force One on his way to attend the Super Bowl in New

👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 The US is back in the race to the moon but this time, the competition is China. Determined not to lose, President Donald Trump is pushing for America to return to the moon, backed by billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. But as

A woman walks up to the security guards outside a shuttered USAID-funded sexual health clinic in Johannesburg’s inner-city district. She looks around with confusion as they let her know the clinic is closed. She tells us it has only been two months since she came here to receive her usual care. Now, she must scramble

Multiple earthquakes rattling the Greek island of Santorini have prompted thousands of people to flee, disrupted travel for tourists and damaged infrastructure. Quakes up to a magnitude of five have been recorded in the region since Friday, with the island’s mayor warning that seismic activity could continue for weeks. It has been described by Greek

A gunman who shot dead 10 people at an adult education centre had access to several weapons and had “major problems” at school, Swedish media have reported. The attack at an adult education centre in Orebro on Tuesday was described by the country’s prime minister as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. In an

For a man ignorant in the history and ways of the Middle East, it makes perfect sense. The people of Gaza do not have homes to go back to, their land is a living hell and has brought them nothing but suffering. Surely the world can get together and build them somewhere nice where they

The US secretary of state says El Salvador has agreed to accept US deportees of any nationality – as well as violent American criminals currently behind bars in their own country. While on a visit to El Salvador, Marco Rubio said President Nayib Bukele had “agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in