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Russian mercenary group Wagner will be declared a terrorist organisation, the Home Office has said.  A draft proscription order will be laid in parliament on Wednesday, which will make it illegal to be a member of, or support the Russian group in the UK. Certain proscription offences can be punishable by up to 14 years

The body of a young girl has been recovered from the sea off the coast of southern Ireland. A search operation was launched on Tuesday afternoon at Fountainstown Beach, near Crosshaven, in County Cork. The alert was raised at about 4.40pm after reports the child had entered the water. Irish police said the body was

China’s economy has slipped into deflation as consumer prices declined in July for the first time in more than two years. Ballooning local government debt, weak import and exports, challenges in the housing market, and growing youth unemployment are all contributing to the country’s downturn. On the Sky News Daily, Dominic Waghorn speaks to our

Cancer cases among young people across the world have grown by 79%, according to an “alarming” study. Scientists estimated the increase in rates for those aged under 50 between 1990 and 2019. And the team from the University of Edinburgh and the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China identified factors such as obesity and

Google celebrated the 25th anniversary of its launch this week – and it’s hard to envisage what life was like before. Few companies have become so integral to society that they become a verb, but the search giant remains the shorthand for looking something up online despite AI threatening the habit. Google has of course

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is “excited to see the memes,” after posting a picture of himself wearing a black eye patch. The chancellor posted a picture of him in the patch that seemed to be covering dark-red bruises on the right side of his face on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. The

China’s President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 summit in India this week as bilateral relations remain icy between the two countries. Relations between China and India have grown frosty over their disputed border in the Himalayan mountain range. China’s foreign ministry said Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 in President Xi‘s place.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced he will replace his defence minister – marking the biggest political shake-up in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022. In his nightly video address to the nation, the Ukrainian president said he would dismiss defence minister Oleksii Reznikov and ask parliament this week to replace him with

Ten days after India’s success in landing the first ever spacecraft on the southern side of the moon, the country has launched ‘Aditya L1’, its first mission to study the sun. The spacecraft was launched on the polar satellite launch vehicle rocket, from Sriharikota on the eastern coast of India at 11.50am local time. According

Ukraine might have thwarted Russian ambitions to subjugate the whole of the country, but it faces a herculean task if it is to expel Russian forces from occupied territories completely. Ukraine remains the David to Russia’s Goliath. It cannot afford to be trapped in an attritional battle that it would struggle to win; instead, it

Two Moroccan tourists on jet skis have reportedly been shot dead after straying into Algerian waters. They were among a group who lost their bearings off the Moroccan town of Saidia on Tuesday. “We were low on fuel for the water scooters and were drifting. In the darkness, we found ourselves in Algerian waters,” Mohamed

Black Sea grain exports are likely to be discussed when Vladimir Putin meets Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Monday. The Kremlin confirmed on Friday Mr Putin will entertain his Turkish counterpart in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Foremost in the discussions will be Black Sea grain exports, Reuters said, quoting two Turkish

Taking aspirin every day could lower the type 2 diabetes risk among people over 65, a study suggests. It found a 15% reduction in the condition and a slower rate of increase in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels – the preferred method for diagnosing diabetes. The results came after a 100mg daily dose was given

The anonymous buyer of the world’s largest bottle of whisky has been revealed as a world-record breaking spirits aficionado in Vietnam. Viet Nguyen Dinh Tuan added the 5ft 11in tall bottle, known as The Intrepid, to his collection in Ho Chi Minh City this week. The businessman, who owns a whisky and cognac collection worth

The head coach of the Spanish women’s football team could be sacked today, as the fallout from ‘kissgate’ continues. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) is considering dismissing Jorge Vilda just 10 days after his side won the Women’s World Cup, Sky Sports has said. The Spain boss is under pressure after he applauded RFEF President

Russia has “sunk” a number of vessels by the Crimean bridge using what analysts call a “200-year-old strategy” to defend itself against the emerging threat of Ukrainian sea drones. Satellite images gathered by Sky News show six dark objects in a row appearing over a seven-day period by the Crimean bridge, also known as Kerch

Children in French state schools will no longer be allowed to wear the abaya, a long loose-fitting dress worn by some Muslim women. The French education minister announced the ban on Sunday ahead of the school term starting at the start of September. France has a strict ban on religious symbols in state schools and

Spain’s women’s football coach has described the World Cup kissing row as “a real nonsense” that has “tarnished a well-deserved victory” for the players and the country. Jorge Vilda told Spanish sports site La Marca: “The events that have taken place since Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time in its history

Four young people who died in a road crash in Co Tipperary while on the way to exam celebrations have been named by Irish police. The driver Luke McSweeney, 24, and three passengers including his sister Grace McSweeney, Zoey Coffey and Nicole Murphy, all 18, were killed after the car they were in struck a

Four young people have died in a road crash in Co Tipperary, Irish police have said. The male driver, who was in his early 20s, and three female teenage passengers, were killed in the incident. One car was involved in the tragedy which happened close to Clonmel on Friday evening. The victims are all understood