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US forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq, leaving the country where 4,500 of their comrades died over…

FIFA accuses European football chiefs of 'harassment' against Gianni Infantino

FIFA has accused European football chiefs of "harassment" against Gianni Infantino and trying to influence the president…

OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns

The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards.…

New York Times executive fatally shot allegedly by elderly in-laws

Jonathan McKinsey's in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges including first-degree murder.…

Seoul summons Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoner-of-war row

Last week Zelensky revealed Ukraine had sent two captured North Koreans to South Korea - which Seoul says was meant to b…

Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US weapons, says ambassador

Donald Trump offered China's president Xi Jinping the chance to buy American weapons, the US ambassador to China has sai…

Trump-Xi summit: What wasn't said might matter the most

The most revealing thing about the summit in Washington may be what the two leaders did not say - and what we still don'…

Bill Gates warns AI global framework talks harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that getting countries to agree on a global framework for AI could be more diffi…

Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control

In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.…

Embattled Serbian president resigns, paving way for early elections

Aleksandar Vučić's administration has been dogged by prolonged protests over allegations of corruption.…

Ireland players refuse handshakes before Nations League win over Israel

Republic of Ireland players did not shake hands with the Israeli team before their Nations League match on Sunday night.…

Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.…

'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope, during Lourdes visit

Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.…

Only diplomacy ​can solve conflict, says Iran after Trump rejects peace plan

Iran has insisted that only diplomacy ​can solve its conflict with the US and Israel after Donald Trump said he rejected…

Iran says it will wait for official US response after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal

The US president earlier said that Tehran only made the proposal to open the strait within seven days because "they're l…

Christa Pike to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years - but her defence say she's a victim too

Lawyers for Pike, who killed a fellow student in 1995, say she should get clemency and would not be sentenced to death i…

Spain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted

Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Madrid to protest against Spain's housing crisis after an 87-…

OpenAI models accessed US government data and 'tried to hack another site'

OpenAI models accessed data on two US government websites and carried out an unsuccessful hack on a Department of Educat…

British man and Greek wife 'killed in Athens gas leak explosion'

A British man and his Greek wife are believed to be among those killed in a building collapse caused by an explosion fro…

Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris ahead of open-air Mass

More than half a million people are expected to attend the event in the heart of the French capital.…

<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/the-most-striking-pictures-of-the-week-13592004">The most striking pictures of the week</a>

Iran offers US deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days

Asked about the Iranian offer, a US official told the BBC "constructive discussions" were taking place through mediators…

Iran says it has given US 'concrete' seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it has given the US a "concrete" seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.…

Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres

Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.…