Pictures shared with Sky News, taken by survivors of the Palma terror attack in Mozambique, give a graphic illustration of a terrifying three days under fire, surrounded by insurgents. Nearly 200 people – including foreign workers – took refuge in one of the town’s hotels. But survivors have told Sky News how they fled for
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More than 80 people have been killed by rifle grenades in yet more violent clashes between the military and protesters in Myanmar. Bodies were piled up in a pagoda in the town of Bago after Myanmar security forces opened fire on a protest against the 1 February military coup in the country. The Assistance Association
There remains a “shocking imbalance” in the global distribution of coronavirus vaccines, the head of the World Health Organisation has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine – compared with only one in 500 in low-income nations.
Europe’s drugs regulator is reviewing possible links between blood clots and Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. It comes after four serious cases of rare clots with low platelets were reported after inoculation, one of which was fatal, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The Johnson & Johnson (also known as Janssen) vaccine has been
Turkey has rejected claims it snubbed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen because she is a woman. Footage went viral showing Ms von der Leyen being forced to stand while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and European Council President Charles Michel sat down, as only two chairs were laid out for the three leaders.
Ukraine’s president has visited the country’s eastern frontline amid an escalation of tensions with neighbouring Russia that has raised fears of a resumption of large-scale hostilities. In Moscow, a senior Kremlin official sternly warned Ukraine against using force to reclaim control of the rebel east, saying that this might force Russia to step in to
Southern Africa leaders will gather in the Mozambican capital of Maputo over the next few days to try to hammer out plans to counter the growing threat of terrorism across the region. The country’s president, Filipe Nyusi, says his government is working with their international partners to try to assess their needs after the most
Pakistan’s prime minister has sparked anger after he appeared to blame how some women dress for a rise in rape cases in his country. Former cricketer Imran Khan made the remarks during a question and answer session with the public on Sunday. According to reports, a caller asked what the government is doing about a
More than 4,000 COVID deaths have been recorded in a single day in Brazil, with one doctor comparing the country’s crisis to a “biological Fukushima”. The outbreak is overwhelming hospitals in the South American nation – and scientists are forecasting that the surge in fatalities will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave
Jordan has banned social media users and all news outlets from publishing anything about the king’s half-brother – who has been accused of plotting to destabilise the country. It follows Prince Hamza‘s dramatic video message in which he said he was under house arrest and accused Jordan‘s leaders of incompetence and corruption. On Monday, just
New Zealand is to create a travel bubble with Australia allowing quarantine-free visits from 19 April. Both countries have effectively eradicated COVID-19 after closing their borders to the rest of the world. The move will come comes as a relief to families who have been separated by the coronavirus pandemic as well as to hard-hit
Sky News is the first international broadcaster to reach the centre of the Mozambican town of Palma since it was ransacked by extremist militants linked to the Islamic State. Our team saw bodies still lying in the street and multiple shops, offices and homes, as well as a hospital had been vandalised and set alight.
At least 76 people have been killed and thousands displaced by flash floods and landslides following a tropical cyclone in Indonesia and East Timor, according to officials. Tropical Cyclone Seroja brought torrential train to a cluster of islands, with 55 people dead and 40 missing in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, disaster agency BNPB said.
Mozambique is in the throes of an insurgency by Islamic State-linked militants, which has left a British man among those killed. Dozens were killed in an attack last month in the town of Palma – with Briton Philip Mawer among them. Chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay reports on pictures of the aftermath passed exclusively to Sky
Jordan’s top military official has denied reports that the king’s half-brother has been arrested as part of an alleged coup attempt against the monarch. But Major General Yousef Huneiti did say that Prince Hamza bin Al-Hussein was asked to stop “movements and activities that are used to target” the security and stability of Jordan. It
Prosecutors in Taiwan want to arrest the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a rail track killing 50 people and injuring 178. The train, carrying 494 passengers, came off the rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien causing some carriages to hit the wall of the tunnel on Friday. It smashed into