China has high-altitude balloon programme linked to army, White House says
The White House has determined that China has a "high-altitude balloon programme" for intelligence gathering.
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EU economy projected to avoid recession
A more positive picture of the EU economy has been predicted: it is to avoid recession with lower inflation and...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Survivors urgently need faster aid to ‘save lives’ – as WHO says disaster ‘overwhelmed everyone’
The World Health Organisation has said the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has "overwhelmed everyone" - amid warnings the...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Miracles are few and far between as search for life becomes bid to honour the dead
The miracles are becoming few and far between - the search for life is now a bid to honour the...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Boy, nine, pulled out alive after five days underground in arms of his mother
In the wasteland that scars the centre of Kahramanmaras in Turkey, we watched a pair of rescuers perched in a...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: ‘Open and shut case’ for more border crossings to boost relief effort, says UN aid boss
Providing extra border crossings from Turkey into Syria is an "open and shut case" on humanitarian grounds following the catastrophic...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: ‘Reports of clashes’ prompt some aid organisations to pause rescue work
Aid workers in Turkey say the security situation is deteriorating, leaving them struggling to help those affected by the recent...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Horror, brief happiness, then heartache in search for three sisters under collapsed building
We meet him at the Kilis border with his head hanging heavy and his eyes red from crying.Mohamed Kenno, 21,...
Rocket fired from Gaza intercepted by aerial defences, Israel says
A rocket fired from Gaza has been intercepted by aerial defences, the Israeli military has said.Israelis ran into bomb shelters...
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll expected to more than double, says UN aid chief
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria is likely to more than double, a UN aid...
‘Nightmare scenario’ facing Syria as nearly five and a half million people may be left homeless
Aid workers have said Syria is facing a "nightmare scenario" as nearly five and a half million people may be...
Paris Olympics: Group of 35 countries ‘back ban’ on Russian and Belarusian athletes at 2024 Games
A group of 35 countries are to demand that Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned from the 2024 Olympics over...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Rebel leader in Idlib calls for urgent international help as families devastated by quake
Syria's suffering is a unique desolation and inside Idlib we've seen the face of utter desperation.Here, they thought their plight...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: ‘We thought they were dead’ – sisters rescued minutes apart from rubble
The air is filled with dust and smoke, the city marked with heaps of rubble - but there is evidence...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Newborn baby, family of six and married couple among those saved from beneath rubble
A newborn baby and a family of six are among those to defy the odds and be pulled alive from...
Ukraine war: Explosions heard in capital Kyiv as Russia steps up missile attacks and targets power supplies
Air raid sirens have sounded across the whole of Ukraine as Russia launched sustained strikes in several parts of the...
Why was the destruction to buildings in Turkey so catastrophic?
The images of collapsed, and collapsing buildings are truly distressing.After all, structural failure is the main reason for the catastrophic...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Woman whose family was wiped out tells Sky News: ‘I wish I’d died and my children had lived’
Turkey is burying its dead - loved ones crushed while they slept.Whether it be children, parents, or partners; the loss...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: ‘The world has collapsed on its head’: Searches for signs of life in city at the epicentre
The heart of this disaster lies at the end of the highway which leads to Kahramanmaras, a bustling city of...
Burt Bacharach dies aged 94: Composer was behind hits including I Say A Little Prayer and Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
Burt Bacharach, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, has died aged 94.The US musician composed more than 500...