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A surfer who went missing off the coast of South Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities have said. Lance Appleby, 28, was in the sea at popular surfing site Granites beach, near the coastal town of Streaky Bay, on Thursday evening when witnesses reported seeing him being attacked. One witness

The man who drove a pick-up truck into people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans is believed to have acted alone, according to the FBI – as new information was revealed about the two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recovered near the scene. There is also “no definitive link” between the attack and the Cybertruck

An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators are rushing to understand why Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, the US citizen and army veteran who is suspected of carrying out the atrocity

Two children are among 10 people killed after a gunman opened fire in western Montenegro following a bar brawl, police and a government official said. Montenegro’s interior minister Danilo Saranovic said four people were wounded in the attack in the town of Cetinje. Police identified the suspect as 45-year-old Aleksandar Martinovic and released a mugshot

At least 10 people have been killed after a vehicle struck a crowd celebrating the New Year in New Orleans. At least another 35 people have been injured in the incident, which took place on the corner of the popular Bourbon Street, in the French Quarter of the city on Wednesday morning. Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent

A Rolex stolen from John Wick star Keanu Reeves has been found in Chile, according to police in the South American country. The watch, which is believed to have been taken from the Hollywood actor in Los Angeles in December 2023, was discovered after an arrest linked to crimes in the nation’s capital Santiago. Pictures

A team of US and South Korean investigators are to set to begin looking into the cause of the plane crash that left 179 people dead at Muan International Airport. The disaster on Sunday is the worst plane crash in South Korea’s history – with the youngest victim a three-year-old boy, according to a list

The world has experienced a “decade of deadly heat”, the head of the UN says, as he urged countries to “exit this road to ruin”. UN secretary general Antonio Guterres said the top ten hottest years on record had occurred in the past decade and warned the world was witnessing “climate breakdown in real time”.

Russia’s unconventional attacks against NATO “look like war” and allies must set new red lines that will trigger a retaliation if crossed, a former foreign minister has warned. Gabrielius Landsbergis, who stepped down as foreign minister of Lithuania earlier this month after four years in the post, told Sky News he did not believe the

No home, no work, no electricity and no way out. The helpless condition of a father in Gaza with twin newborn boys. One froze to death and the other is in an incubator battling sepsis. “He was killed by neglect!” Yahia al Batran screams as he holds up the body of his 20-day-old son Juma’a.

Former Manchester City footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili has been sworn in as the president of Georgia. The outgoing pro-Western president Salome Zourabichvili has insisted she is still the legitimate officer holder and does not recognise her opponent’s appointment. However, she said on Sunday morning that she will vacate her residence at the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi. It

At least 28 passengers have been killed in a plane crash at an airport in South Korea, local media reports. Passengers are being rescued from the tail of the plane which crashed at Muan Airport after veering off the runway. The plane was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it attempted to land. South

A species of tiny snail has been brought back from the brink of extinction. The Desertas Island land snails were believed to have disappeared altogether for 100 years, but experts have managed to breed them in captivity after discovering tiny populations on an isolated island called Desertas Grande in the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. Now more

Russian air defences may have shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight after misidentifying it, according to US military sources. Two unnamed officials who spoke to Sky News’ US partner NBC News said America had intelligence indicating Russia may have believed the flight was a drone and engaged its air defences. It added that this was

Passengers on a Eurostar from London to Paris say they were stuck for hours in the Channel Tunnel after a train broke down. The 06.01am train left on time – but travellers will not arrive at Gare du Nord until 2.20pm. Eurostar said on its live departures and arrivals page: “Due to a technical problem,