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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree tightening security for a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia after an explosion caused part of it to collapse. Damage to the bridge has hampered an important supply route for the Kremlin’s war in southern Ukraine and represents a strike on a symbol of Russian power

A key bridge from Russia to Crimea has reopened to traffic after it was partially destroyed in an explosion. Moscow has said three people were killed in the blast it has attributed to a truck bomb. Russian authorities have also said the attack was a “terrorist action” carried out by Ukraine. Ukraine war latest: Putin

There are a quite shocking number of Russian corpses left in the wake of the Ukrainian blitz on their eastern front. Kyiv’s troops are moving so fast and methodically, there’s no time to collect the enemy’s dead. It’s a grim illustration of Ukraine’s current battlefield successes. Ukraine news live: Large fire breaks out on key

Three people have been killed in an explosion at a service station in Co Donegal, Ireland. The explosion happened just after 3pm at the Applegreen service station on the outskirts of Creeslough, where a search operation is continuing with the help of sniffer dogs. Photos showed a number of cars damaged by debris, with what

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian campaign group Memorial and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties. The winners were announced in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. She said the judges wanted to honour “three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy

A suspected Russian torture chamber has been discovered in a newly-liberated town, Ukrainian officials have claimed. The room was found inside a de-occupied town near Izyum, a city in the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine. Having been occupied by Russian forces since April, Pisky-Radkivski was freed by Ukrainian troops last week. Russia’s front ‘begins to

At least 30 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a children’s day care centre in Thailand. The victims included 22 children – some as young as two years old – as well as adults, authorities said, adding that the gunman was an ex-police officer and a manhunt was under way. However, officials

Artillery strikes are playing a crucial role in Russia’s war in Ukraine in what top American commanders have called a “battle of fires”. Russia’s military initially had a significant advantage over the Ukrainian armed forces because of a much larger arsenal of artillery systems. It meant they were able to devastate Ukrainian positions in the

Vladimir Putin’s mounting problems in Ukraine make Russia’s use of a tactical nuclear weapon more likely, a senior US expert has told Sky News. Tactical nuclear weapons are designed to be used on a battlefield. John Bolton, a former US national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations, said that the Russian president is

More losses for Russia in Ukraine, this time around Kherson. Ukraine’s long-telegraphed Kherson counter-offensive is making some headway along the western banks of the Dnipro river, between the villages of Zolota Balka and Dudchany around 100km north of the port city. Ukraine makes biggest breakthrough in the south – live updates Russia’s ministry of defence

Nuclear-armed North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years. Residents were warned to take cover, and an alert was issued to those living in the northeast of Japan to evacuate nearby buildings as the missile flew over the country before landing in the Pacific Ocean. Trains in

Ukrainian forces have captured more villages in Kherson, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, just days after Vladimir Putin claimed the region as part of Russia. The Ukrainian president announced the liberation of settlements Arkhanhelske and Myrolyubikva from Russia in his daily address. The Moscow-installed leader of Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, described the situation as “tense” on Russian

Brazilians will head to the polls again for a second round vote after the country’s two top presidential candidates both failed to secure enough support for an outright win. Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva managed to win by more than 5% over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, but failed to get more than 50% of

The rush to escape being crushed as police lose control at an Indonesian football match felt grimly familiar for Simon McMenemy. For the last decade, the Scotsman has contended with the heated and dangerous experience of coaching in Indonesia – including as manager of the national team. Speaking to Sky News from the southeast Asian

At least 174 people have been killed in a riot at a football match in Indonesia, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas, in one of the world’s worst sporting disasters. Violence flared at the end of the game in Malang, East Java, where hosts Arema lost 3-2 to Persebaya

Russian troops have pulled out of the city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine due to the risk they were being encircled by Ukrainian forces, the Kremlin has said. Lyman is in Donetsk – one of the Ukrainian regions that was annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceremony in Moscow on Friday. And Mr