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Inside Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison, dubbed the “human slaughterhouse”, Sky News saw the conditions that people were kept in until the fall of the Assad regime. Sky News lead world presenter Yalda Hakim went inside the infamous facility and walked the halls once stalked by Bashar al Assad’s enforcers. Human rights groups have reported on

An 18-year-old Briton has been sentenced to a year in prison in Dubai after a “holiday romance” with a girl who was 17 at the time. Marcus Fakana was with his family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when he met the girl – who’s also from London and is now 18. The head of

The family of a US journalist held captive in Syria for the last 12 years say they are “incredibly hopeful” that he can be returned safely to them amid the “chaos” following the fall of Bashar al Assad’s regime. Austin Tice is thought to have been captured close to Damascus in August 2012 while covering

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is recovering in intensive care after having emergency surgery to drain blood from his brain, a medical note published by the country’s government said. The leftist politician, known as Lula, had reduced travel in recent months while doctors monitored his recovery from a trauma he suffered to the

Germany will make it a specific criminal offence to facilitate migrant smuggling towards the UK as part of a new co-operation deal. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, signed the deal with her German counterpart, Nancy Faeser, on Monday evening. Under the plan, Germany will clarify its domestic law to make it a criminal offence to

The UK government could remove the group that led the Syrian rebellion from its list of banned terror organisations, a senior minister has told Sky News. Pat McFadden told Sky News’ Breakfast with Kay Burley a decision would be made “quickly” about whether to take Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) off the proscribed terror list. Syria

Syria’s new rebel leaders are facing the daunting task of healing a divided nation – and the toppling of the Assad regime has not put an end to fighting in the country. In northern Syria, Turkey-backed opposition fighters are still battling US-allied Kurdish forces, while both Israel and the US have today launched airstrikes on

The lightning collapse of Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria exposes the brittleness of even the most brutal dictatorship when under pressure, but it also creates a security vacuum that carries great risk. Once the scenes of rebel euphoria subside on the streets, much will rest on the powerful group, Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS),

The sound of psalms and hymns echoed hauntingly across Paris. Musical notes reaching the ears of those beyond the newly restored walls of Notre-Dame. Despite the bitterly cold and driving rain, masses lined the Seine to witness and be near this beloved French monument at its moment of triumph. The lights illuminating the spire on

An explosion has destroyed several apartments and injured multiple people in the Netherlands. Residents of Mariahoeve neighbourhood in The Hague said they heard a huge bang and screams before dawn. One woman told local media she thought there had been an earthquake. Part of one apartment complex collapsed and a fire broke out. Four people

Any evidence that Russia tried to influence an election in a NATO state would expose a form of hybrid attack that is designed to weaken the alliance from within. So-called “political influence operations”, which can use social media to amplify a particular candidate to boost their chances of success, are deliberately difficult to attribute –

Prince William will be attending the ceremony marking the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral on Saturday. The world-famous cathedral burned in a devastating fire in 2019. Now, after more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, the 12th-century landmark has been revived. A spokesman for Kensington Palace said on Friday: “The Prince of Wales will travel

Russia’s ability to outmatch Ukraine with artillery barrages on the battlefield has significantly reduced to just 1.5 Russian rounds for every Ukrainian shell fired back, Western officials have said. This compares with Russian forces launching at least five times as many artillery rounds as Ukraine could in the war previously – with the ratio at times

Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians during its war against Hamas in Gaza. The human rights group said Israel sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by launching deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of food, medicine and other aid. It said such actions met the legal threshold for the

Georgia’s prime minister had vowed to punish those participating in the anti-government protests that have engulfed the capital Tbilisi. On Wednesday, it seems, the crackdown began. Police launched multiple raids on opposition party offices, with one leader reportedly detained and beaten unconscious. In footage shared by the Coalition for Change party, its leader Nika Gvaramia

A gunman has tried to assassinate a prominent Indian politician at the Golden Temple in the Indian city of Amritsar, The assailant fired at Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former deputy chief minister of Punjab, at one of the holiest shrines in the Sikh religion on Wednesday. No injuries were reported. The suspect, later identified as