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Extreme weather drove people from their homes more than 22 millions times in 2021, according to new analysis. This brought the total number of internally displaced people (IDPs) to a record high of 59.1 million. The “unprecedented” number of IDPs was up from 55 million the year before, and also driven by fresh violence and

The secretary-general of the United Nations has warned that hunger levels around the world “are at a new high”. Antonio Guterres was speaking at a meeting of world leaders called to discuss the escalating food security crisis. He said the number of people facing severe food insecurity had doubled in just two years from 135

Rangers have been denied a historic victory after suffering penalty shoot-out heartbreak in the Europa League final. The Scottish club lost the spot-kicks 5-4 against Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville following 120 minutes of a closely-fought game. Rangers went ahead courtesy of a Joe Aribo goal with a crisp low finish on 57 minutes. Image: Joe

Early in the invasion, Russia’s 59th tank regiment dug in east of Kharkiv. Near the treeline on raised ground, they looked down on a valley of villages. From there, Ukrainians say the tanks’ guns attacked civilian vehicles and homes below. A reckoning followed as Ukrainian forces comprehensively destroyed the Russian tanks and armoured vehicles. Sky

An hour’s drive from Colombo, a luxury hotel wedding venue was utterly destroyed on the night violence swept across Sri Lanka. It’s difficult to fathom the fury that people must have felt to not only set fire to it and smash it to pieces, but also loot everything they could get their hands on. The

Russia has started moving an armoured fighting vehicle nicknamed the “Terminator” around a Ukrainian city which shows their “determination” to capture the area, a military expert has told Sky News. Justin Crump, a veteran British army tank commander, said Russia was “quite proud” of the vehicle, which is used to support other tanks and “suppress”

The US ambassador to NATO has said the military alliance is trying to expedite the process to ensure that Sweden and Finland join in the next “couple of months”. Speaking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby, Julianne Smith said in recent weeks NATO members have “come together to try and look at ways that

Thousands of Rangers fans have arrived in Seville ahead of what they are calling the “biggest game of our lives” when they meet Eintracht Frankfurt in tonight’s Europa League final. The Glasgow club are the first Scottish team to reach the final of a major European competition since Walter Smith’s Rangers side lost 2-0 in

A Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering a 62-year-old civilian in northeastern Ukraine in the first war crimes trial of the conflict. Vadim Shishimarin is accused of shooting an unarmed resident through an open car window as Russian soldiers drove into the village of Chupakhiva – four days into the invasion. He admitted the

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accidentally knocked over a boy while playing football at an election campaign event. The 54-year-old fell on top of the child in Devonport, Tasmania – before checking he was not hurt and exchanging a high-five. It comes just a few days after Mr Morrison said he had been a

An algorithm to identify people most at risk of dying from COVID when being treated in a hospital has been developed by scientists. The COVID-19 Disease Outcome Predictor (CODOP) will help to give early warning to doctors about who needs critical care. The system uses 12 blood molecules which are normally collected in hospital when

Finland and Sweden have formally submitted their applications to join NATO in a “historic moment” driven by security concerns over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The applications will now be considered by the 30 member countries of the military alliance, with the process expected to take a few weeks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed

The Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has been banned for a year for wearing the Z symbol, a sign of support for Putin’s war in Ukraine, on the podium after the invasion. Kuliak came third at a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha in March and affixed the symbol to his shirt while accepting his medal.

Kim Jong Un has criticised North Korea’s “immature” response in dealing with its first confirmed COVID outbreak. North Korea reported 232,880 more people with fever symptoms, and six more deaths after the country revealed the COVID outbreak last week. Overall, the North has reported 1.72 million patients with fever symptoms, including 62 deaths as of

The crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet might have been deliberate, according to a US report. The Boeing 737-800 crashed into the mountains of Guangxi on 21 March during a flight from Kunming to Guangzhou. All those on board – 123 passengers and nine crew members – were killed. Late on Tuesday, the Wall

Chile has announced a state of emergency in southern areas after being shaken by conflict between indigenous Mapuche groups and the state. President Gabriel Boric’s administration declared the state of emergency after the violence escalated. The military have been guarding routes and highways in areas in the epicentre of the conflict after interior minister Izkia