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Gaza food situation ‘worst it’s ever been’, charity says – as UK promises £40m in aid

An aid worker in the central Gaza Strip has told Sky News the food situation in the enclave is “absolutely desperate” and “the worst...

Technology

YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google announced Monday the removal of nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda...

Technology

Block’s stock pops on addition to S&P 500

The logo for the U.S. tech firm Block is displayed and reflected in numerous digital screens in London, England, on March 3, 2023. Leon...

Technology

New Astronomer CEO gives first statement since Coldplay kiss-cam scandal

Chris Martin of Coldplay performs live at San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy, in July 2017. Mairo Cinquetti | NurPhoto | Getty Images Astronomer‘s interim...

Science

Algae-Grown Bioplastic Passes Mars Pressure Test, Boosting Hopes for Red Planet Habitats

In a major step forward for sustainable space travel, researchers have been able to successfully grow algae inside biodegradable bioplastic, which mimics the conditions...

Science

NASA Tests Modular Satellite Tech to Cut Launch Costs and Speed Missions

NASA is testing new scalable satellite technology to integrate and launch scientific sensors faster and at lower cost. NASA’s Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration...

Science

NASA’s Twin TRACERS Satellites Will Monitor Space Weather to Shield Earth from Solar Storms

Two NASA satellites are scheduled to be launched into low-Earth orbit in a mission designed to do nothing less than study magnetic storms that...

Pubgoers near Clifton Suspension Bridge ‘traumatised’ after mistakenly offering to help killer who had victims’ remains in suitcases

Members of the public have been left “traumatised” after mistakenly offering to help drive a double murderer over a bridge where he planned to...

Technology

Figma IPO could value design software maker at $16 billion

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma Inc., after the morning sessions at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley,...

Figma IPO could value design software maker at billion

Politics

Nigel Farage says he would send violent offenders to El Salvador under crime crackdown

Nigel Farage has said violent UK offenders could be jailed overseas under his plans to cut crime by half. The Reform UK leader named...

Buckingham Palace courtiers lobbied John Major government for a new royal yacht, files reveal

Buckingham Palace courtiers lobbied the government as ministers agonised over whether to replace the Royal Yacht Britannia, newly released official files reveal. By 1993,...

World

Plane crashes into college campus in Bangladesh – at least 19 people dead

At least 19 people have died after a Bangladesh air force plane crashed into a college campus, the military said. The aircraft crashed into...

Sports

Updated ranking of MLB’s top 50 trade deadline candidates: A new No. 1 and best landing spots

Kiley McDaniel Close Kiley McDaniel ESPN MLB Insider ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and...

Sports

From the big six to MLB’s disappointments: Second-half preview, rankings, playoff odds for all 30 teams

Jul 18, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Some things about the 2025 MLB season have been predictable: the Los Angeles Dodgers having...

Politics

£104bn of water industry investment will come from bill payers, environment secretary concedes

Steve Reed has conceded that the bulk of the £104bn of water industry investment which he boasts Labour has attracted since coming to office...

World

Plane crashes into college campus in Bangladesh – at least 18 people dead

At least 18 people have died after a Bangladesh air force plane crashed into a college campus, the military said. The aircraft crashed into...

World

Homes burning after mass pillaging and 30,000 trapped in besieged city – as Syria’s fragile ceasefire holds

The main road entering the besieged Syrian city of Sweida from the west has changed dramatically over 12 hours. A bulldozer, parked on the...

World

Who are the Druze and who are they fighting in Syria?

Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford is in Sweida in Syria, where she has witnessed mutilated, burned and decomposing bodies after a week of...

World

Notorious Ecuador gang boss Fito extradited to the US

Notorious Ecuadorian gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar – known as Fito – will face court in the US after being extradited, his lawyer has said....

World

At least 16 dead after plane crashes in to college campus in Bangladesh

At least 16 people have died after a Bangladesh air force plane crashed into a college campus, according to an official. The aircraft crashed...