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All Kelvin Kiptum knew was winning – breaking barriers and demolishing records on the path to marathon superstardom. Only three marathons were ever run by the Kenyan – in Valencia, London and Chicago – and he created history in all of them. Such was his destiny. Born in the high-altitude Kenyan region that is the

World marathon record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum and his coach have died in a car crash, Kenya’s former prime minister has said. The 24-year-old won the London Marathon last year. His coach was also killed in the crash, Kenyan runner Milcah Chemos said. Image: Kiptum celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record. Pic:

Several of Iraq’s powerful armed groups have told Sky News in rare interviews that they will continue attacks against US forces based in Iraq and the region for what they see as America’s support of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.  And one of Iraq’s leading MPs, who was put on the US terror sanctions list

Aleema Khan believes her brother inspired a revolution in Pakistan from behind bars on 8 February – delivered by young people and women who came out against the odds. At her home in Lahore she said the focus is now on winning back those seats they believe have been unfairly taken from them through alleged

Pakistan is in political limbo after an election result that few in the establishment predicted. Independent candidates backed by Imran Khan‘s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) have delivered a major upset. Many seemed to underestimate the level of discontent and desire for change in a country that’s experienced years of turbulence. The army generals who have

Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the evacuation of Rafah, the southern Gaza city on the border with Egypt where an estimated 1.4 million people have been driven by Israel’s military offensive. The order from the Israeli prime minister comes ahead of an expected ground offensive in the area, where Palestinian refugees, unable to leave the territory,

Mutant wolves roaming the deserted streets of Chernobyl appear to have developed resistance to cancer – raising hopes the findings can help scientists fight the disease in humans. A nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine in 1986 – with more than 100,000 people evacuated from the city as the blast released

The Supreme Court has expressed scepticism of Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from running for presidency.  A landmark case that could decide whether the former president can run in November’s election heard arguments from both sides of the case as Trump appeals the decision. The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority, after Mr

Joe Biden has mixed up a living politician with a dead one for the second time this week. The US president referred to the late German chancellor Helmut Kohl instead of former chancellor Angela Merkel while detailing a 2021 conversation at campaign events on Wednesday. During the fundraisers in New York, the 81-year-old described conversations

A US drone strike in Baghdad has killed three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, according to US officials. Read original article here.

Killer whales shown packed together and gasping for air in a tiny ice hole off Japan have been able to escape, according to officials. About a dozen orcas were spotted bobbing up and down about half a mile from Rausu in the northeastern coast of Hokkaido. Officials said a rescue would be difficult as the

Employees accused of taking part in the Hamas-led 7 October attack on Israel “betrayed” the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, the group’s Gaza chief has told Sky News. The UK and US are among 16 countries that have suspended funding to the UN’s relief agency in Gaza (UNRWA) following Israeli accusations that 12 employees were

Hurricanes becoming significantly more intense due to climate change requires a new category six classification, a new study has warned. Currently, the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale measures a hurricane’s maximum sustained wind speed. Introduced in the 1970s by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the US, it ranges from one to five, the lowest number

An American porn star has sparked anger after visiting Iran – despite the risks of being detained and sentenced to the death penalty. Whitney Wright, 32, filmed herself in Tehran and visited the abandoned US embassy which has been turned into an anti-American museum. In remarks made on social media, Wright, whose real name is

China has handed an Australian writer a suspended death sentence – five years after he was arrested on suspicion of spying. Pro-democracy academic Dr Yang Hengjun was detained at Guangzhou Airport in 2019 accused of espionage for a country China has not publicly identified. Dr Yang’s sentence, which comes three years after a closed-door trial,