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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

Rishi Sunak has written to the family of a British-Egyptian writer imprisoned in Cairo, as the activist’s sister urged the prime minister to get “proof of life” from Egyptian authorities. Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been kept behind bars in Egypt for most of the past decade and was sentenced in December after being accused of

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

Park rangers in the Netherlands will be allowed to shoot wolves with paintballs in an effort to make them less tame. The Dutch authorities are concerned the wild animals are getting dangerously close to humans. Local officials in the eastern Arnhem province hope that the tactic will encourage wolves to stay at least 100ft (30m)

Russia’s ambassador to the UK has claimed Britain played a role in an attack on its warships – warning the country is “too deep” in the Ukraine war. In an interview with Sky’s Mark Austin, top diplomat Andrei Kelin claimed he had proof that UK special forces were involved in a Ukrainian drone assault on

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been shot in the leg in what his supporters say was an assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province on Thursday, wounding him and some of his supporters, officials said. Sky’s Cordelia Lynch,