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Divyendra Jadoun is proud of his professional alias: the Indian Deepfaker.  “I know we do deepfakes,” he tells Sky News. “Why would I use something else?” And Jadoun’s services have been in demand recently, as India holds elections – often billed as the biggest democratic election on the planet. Deepfakes have been a feature, in

A light plane has landed safely without landing gear after circling an Australian airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel. The pilot and two passengers walked away from the scene and did not need hospital treatment after the “textbook wheels-up landing”. The plane had just taken off from Newcastle Airport, near Sydney, for

Novak Djokovic says he will have medical tests after being struck on the head by a metal water bottle and then suffering a shock exit at the Italian Open. The world number one said how he felt on court on Sunday was “completely like a different player entered into my shoes. Just no rhythm, no

The Duchess of Sussex has said Nigeria is “my country” and that it is “humbling” to learn about her background while there on a visit. On Saturday, during her and Prince Harry’s three-day trip to the West African country, Meghan said learning more about her heritage has “been eye-opening”. The duchess shared on her Archetypes

Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi, kicking off a week of rolling protests against a Putinesque new law threatening press and civic freedoms. Massive crowds lined both embankments of the Kura River and the streets and parks beyond. The demonstrators see their country at a crossroads. They oppose a new

Eurovision has kicked out the Netherlands’ entrant following a controversy over an “incident” he was involved in. Joost Klein was alleged to have made verbal threats to a female Eurovision production worker at the event’s venue in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday night. Eurovision organisers quashed widespread rumours that the incident was linked to Israel’s delegation,

Ireland’s Eurovision entry, Bambie Thug, has called on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to “gain some conscience” and “humanity,” as the contest bosses struggle to keep politics off the stage at the annual competition. The 31-year-old, who is non-binary and uses the pronouns “they” and “them”, also said “they cried with their team” when they

FIFA has offered to hold peace talks with the World Leagues Association – headed by the boss of the Premier League – to stave off the threat of legal action over a new Club World Cup. In a letter to the WLA and global players’ union FIFPRO seen by Sky News, FIFA interim secretary general

When Nahed Abu Eyada woke up on Monday morning, flyers were littering the streets outside her flat in Rafah. The flyers, dropped by Israeli planes, warned of a coming offensive and ordered residents to evacuate the city’s eastern districts. Hours later, the bombing started. Nahed, 42, was staying in the Tal al Sultan neighbourhood, more

The ground actually shuddered as the intercontinental ballistic missile launchers thundered past. They were the final flourish of a 61-strong line-up of military hardware, and seeing the colossal Yars system up close was unnerving to say the least. And that’s the point. This was a demonstration of military might and menace. But those watching on

President Joe Biden has warned Israel in his toughest public comments so far that the US would stop supplying it with some weapons if Israel invades the southern Gaza city of Rafah. If Israeli forces launch an all-out assault on the city, the last major Hamas stronghold in the besieged enclave, the US president said

The Eurovision Song Contest is already facing controversy over performers making political statements ahead of the big event in Sweden at the weekend. Bambie Thug, who will represent Ireland, has criticised organisers for asking the performer to alter a pro-Palestinian message before their performance in the first semi-final last night. Meanwhile, the European Broadcasting Union

There are moments, more than others, that scream the humiliation of it all. Take this, before Tuesday’s proceedings got underway. “No descriptions of genitalia or anything but it’s important to elicit that she had sex with him.” It was the prosecution’s assurance prior to questioning Stormy Daniels after Donald Trump’s lawyers had objected, in advance,

Rishi Sunak has said Beijing is “acting in a way that is more authoritarian and assertive abroad” after Sky News revealed China hacked the Ministry of Defence The prime minister made his first comments about the massive data breach on Tuesday lunchtime after Sky News revealed on Monday evening that China is responsible for hacking

Israel has rejected a ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas and announced it is pushing ahead with an assault on the town of Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli military said it was conducting “targeted strikes” against Hamas in the east of the city, which is the group’s final stronghold in Gaza. Soon after Israeli tanks

Senior Israeli officials have been threatening a major military operation into the city of Rafah and surrounding areas in southern Gaza for weeks. On Sunday, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant warned it could take place “imminently” as talks on a ceasefire with Hamas fizzled-out in Cairo. Now, they have taken a major step towards it.