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South Korea has accused North Korea of firing a suspected ballistic missile towards the North’s east coast. South Korea‘s joint chief of staffs said the launch was made on Wednesday morning, but did not give any further details. Japan’s defence ministry also said North Korea had launched a suspected ballistic missile. The missile reportedly landed

At least eight people are dead after a fire in an office building in the city of Fryazino outside Moscow on Monday, according to Russian emergency services. Two people jumped to their death from the top floors of the burning eight-storey former Russian electronics research institute on Monday and at least six others died in

Jay Slater’s dad has said police have left him and his family in the dark over the hunt for the missing teen – as they shared what they hope is an image of him. Warren Slater, the 19-year-old’s father, said while the some officers had been “brilliant”, he had been left frustrated at the lack

At least nine people have been killed and 25 were injured after gunmen opened fire in a series of shootings in Russia’s Dagestan region. The attacks targeted a synagogue and an Orthodox church in Derbent as well as a traffic police post later in Makhachkala. Among those killed were six policemen, one national guard officer,

At least six people have died and more than 100 have been wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks, according to Russian authorities. Five people, including two children, were killed by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles were shot down in the port city of Sevastopol in Russia-annexed Crimea, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the city’s Moscow-installed

Dalal is the little Syrian girl they never thought would survive. Now four years old, despite horrific burn scars and no hands she is confounding the doctors, her family and everyone who knows her, all over again. We watch as she concentrates hard on manoeuvring a pen between the stumps which she’s been left with.

The father and brother of Jay Slater, the British teenager missing in Tenerife since Monday, have made emotional pleas for his safe return. Warren Slater, the 19-year-old’s father, told Sky News he is “just hoping that somebody has helped him off this mountain”. He added: “That’s all I want, that somebody has helped him get

At least 25 Palestinians have been killed, and 50 injured, after Israeli tanks are said to have fired on tents sheltering displaced families in Rafah, according to health officials and emergency workers in Gaza. Witnesses said the latest attack in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, took place in Mawasi, western Rafah,

Helicopters, rescue dogs and drones have continued to scour the holiday island of Tenerife for a missing British teenager as concerned family and friends endure a “living nightmare”. The hunt for 19-year-old Jay Slater from Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn in Lancashire, is now in its fifth day. The apprentice bricklayer was holidaying with friends on Tenerife

A British tourist has been stabbed to death outside a nightclub near Barcelona, according to local media. The incident happened at about 5am local time (4am UK) this morning in Calella, about 30 miles away from the city. Police have confirmed that there was a fatality, and another person was injured and taken to hospital.

Photographs show the Tenerife property where British teenager Jay Slater is believed to have been last seen before he went missing on Monday. A Snapchat video shared by the 19-year-old on Sunday night appears to show the property he visited in the northwestern mountain village of Masca after attending the NRG music festival. Mr Slater,

Vladimir Putin hit out at what he called “Western isolation” and heaped praise on Vietnam, as Russia’s president continues his tour of Asia. In an opinion piece, published to coincide with his arrival in Hanoi, Putin praised Vietnam for its “balanced” stance on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine war latest: UK says ‘bizarre’ deal should

A British teenager who is missing in Tenerife had “cut his leg on a cactus” and did not know where he was, a friend has told Sky News. Lucy Law said 19-year-old Jay Slater is “not a stupid boy” and would have flagged down any passing car or spoken to passers by. Mr Slater, from

So here’s a story of a morning at the beach. There’s no ice cream, no sandcastles and no sense of fun in this tale – but there are criminal gangs, dune buggies and desperate people. The beach is an illustration of the lengths people will go to, the risks they will take, just to try

It’s a bizarre sight. After hours of winding through paddy fields full of farmers toiling in the searing heat, I’ve arrived at what looks like a Disneyland tribute to Rome. It’s a shock of golden gates and palatial mansions, framed by statement statues and Renaissance pillars. This is Billionaire Village – a place once poor,

This will only be Vladimir Putin’s second visit to North Korea. The first was soon after he assumed office in 2000, nearly a quarter of a century ago. That’s a long time to wait for a return trip. Was it the hospitality? Or did he just have better options elsewhere? Either way, it’s very much