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A US cruise ship bound for a round-the-world trip has departed Belfast for the second time this week following months of delays, passengers have said. Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey set sail on Thursday afternoon and Sky News understands it is heading to Scotland to refuel. Passengers were pictured celebrating at one of the bars on

The UK will hand over sovereignty of the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute. The deal to transfer the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius includes the tropical atoll of Diego Garcia, home to a military base used by the UK and the US that plays a crucial role in the region’s stability

Doctors at one of the biggest hospitals in southern Lebanon say they’re scared for their lives after a string of nearby attacks within a few days. Half of the staff have already left. The others have moved into the building and have been living at the hospital for the past ten days. “You know, it’s

It took a moment to understand what we were seeing as streaks of orange crossed the sky above out heads to be met with balls of fire drifting up in the opposite direction. This was Iran’s missile barrage against Israel, and Israeli air defences fighting back. Standing close to the Israeli border with Syria, our

Iran has launched missiles into Israel, the Israeli military says. Reports said warning sirens sounded in Jerusalem shortly after 5.30pm UK time. Earlier today, the US warned that Iran was getting ready to launch the attack and Israelis were subsequently told to “stay close to a protected space”. Israel-Lebanon latest: Follow live updates An unnamed

Despite mounting calls from allies to cease fire, Israel’s march across its border into Lebanon felt like the inevitable next step after days of punishing air strikes.  The military has described its operation against Hezbollah as “limited, localised and targeted”. Israeli forces will surely want to avoid a full-scale invasion given their last ground war

Those already left homeless by Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon watch on at the latest target – an apartment building where the fifth floor has been completely wiped out. Overnight, Israel’s strikes on Lebanon came to the very centre of Beirut for the first time in nearly two decades. Israel-Lebanon latest: Follow live updates Image: The

Following the death of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, speculation has already begun about who will replace him. Nasrallah, 64, had been at the helm of the militant Lebanese group for 32 years. His cousin Hashem Safieddine is among the frontrunners to take over. Nasrallah’s younger cousin was born in the southern Lebanese village of Deir

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has held talks over the possibility of expanding Israel’s military offensive – as tanks were pictured on the country’s border with Lebanon. In a statement on Saturday, Mr Gallant’s office said he was conducting “an operational situation assessment” regarding what it called “the expansion of IDF (Israel Defence Forces) activities

The pictures from Beirut are unnerving to stay the least, the predictions for the immediate future even more so. With the dust still settling from this game-changing assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, there are pressing questions crying out for answers. Most of all, is the Middle East about to erupt into a regional conflict that threatens

The leader of Hezbollah is dead. This is a very big moment, not just in this conflict but for the future of the Middle East. In 2006, the last Lebanon War, Israel tried and failed to kill him. Last night, in a huge series of strikes on southern Beirut, they finally hit their target. Read

A Swiss teenage cyclist with “a bright future ahead of her” has died a day after suffering a serious head injury at the world championships. Muriel Furrer crashed while competing on rain-slicked roads in the junior women’s road race in her home country. The 18-year-old rider fell heavily on Thursday in a forest area south

Benjamin Netanyahu loves the platform of the United Nations but the UN doesn’t love him. As he entered, hundreds of diplomats left. He delivered his speech to a chamber more than half empty. Mr Netanyahu claimed he was not initially going to attend, but was compelled to by the “lies and slanders” he heard from

After a week of air strikes in the neighbourhood of Dahieh, the shock of an explosion is rarely followed by surprise.  When we arrived in this densely populated part of southern Beirut, the street was filled with glass and rubble and weary-looking faces. This is the fourth time in a week that this area has

After a week of air strikes in the neighbourhood of Dahieh, the shock of an explosion is rarely followed by surprise.  When we arrived in this densely populated part of southern Beirut, the street was filled with glass and rubble and weary-looking faces. This is the fourth time in a week that this area has