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A man has been arrested in Cyprus as part of the first investigation using the National Security Act in relation to alleged offences in an overseas territory. Source link

Fifa, which oversees world football, has responded to outrage over a plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors by saying it plans to continue the consultation process. European football’s 55 member associations (MAs) voted on Thursday to boycott World Cups if Fifa proceeded with the proposal. And …

After months of marathon talks, Hamas has, for the first time, accepted a framework of the Board of Peace’s plan to completely disarm in Gaza. The plan provides for the inventorying and storage of its remaining heavy weapons under Palestinian supervision, potentially removing the most significant obstacle to advancing the …

A renowned climber who served in the British military for 16 years is among 10 people missing after an avalanche struck one of the world’s highest mountains. Source link

Gianni Infantino is rapidly losing support to remain as FIFA president, Sky News has learned, after European nations announced a World Cup boycott if he goes ahead with selling part of the tournament to private investors. Source link

Spain and France’s record-breaking wildfires were made more likely due to human-caused climate change, a group of scientists have found. Over the past week, massive fires have been raging in central Spain and southwest France, forcing the evacuation of more than 360,000 people. Three people have also died, and thousands …

US President Donald Trump says the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza in what he says was “a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government”. It was unclear whether Hamas and Israel …

Watching Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine swing from support to public criticism and, at times, outright hostility, I couldn’t help wondering whether Theresa May belongs to a different era of political leadership. Not simply because she served before Brexit had fully reshaped Britain’s place in the world or before Trump …

Hundreds of migrants have entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, with many swimming and using inflatables to cross from Morocco. Others ran through a gate in the border fence. The territory’s leader, Juan Jesús Vivas, said the number of arrivals has been overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government …

Hundreds of migrants have entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco over the past week, the territory’s leader has said. Juan Jesús Vivas said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene. Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska is expected to visit on Friday, according …

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and other oil and gas exporting countries in the region could gradually resume normal exports while Iran remained economically isolated. A limited conflict could change this landscape for Iran. Although Iran is paying a heavy military and economic price, disruption in the Strait of …

The father of a teenage boy who shot and killed four people at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, manslaughter and other charges. Colin Gray, 55, was found guilty in March on a slate of charges stemming …

David Cifaldi was hiking Montana’s Granite Peak with friends when he slipped and was impaled by his trekking pole. Remarkably, the pole missed all major organs. Rather than call for a helicopter rescue, Cifaldi hiked 10 miles down the mountain on foot. As a wound care nurse, he immediately shifted …

Officials in the tiny Spanish coastal territory of Ceuta have asked for a national emergency to be declared after thousands of migrants arrived from Morocco. In response, Spain’s interior ministry promised to guarantee the safety of citizens and the integrity of the nation’s border. But authorities in Madrid said on …

European nations have agreed to boycott the World Cup if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with selling off part of the tournament to private investors. The agreement at an emergency UEFA meeting comes two days after we revealed there was a plan to withdraw from FIFA’s showpiece tournaments in protest. FIFA …

Toxicology tests are being carried out to determine whether “foul play” was involved in the death of a Scottish woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in Greece. The body of Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, was discovered by a homeless man within a derelict building in the Kypseli area of …

A massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat. Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city. Ilulissat is home to the Unesco listed Ilulissat Icefjord and is located on the west coast of …

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said an object that crashed into a field in eastern Poland in the early hours of Thursday was probably a Russian missile. The unidentified object caused a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km (62 miles) from …

FIFA already has plans to receive the first financing in less than 100 days from private investors in an accelerated launch of a new World Cup spinoff venture, Sky News can reveal. A confidential presentation shows FIFA wants up to $4.2bn banked by October even as President Gianni Infantino is …

The US military says it has begun launching strikes against Iran in retaliation for an attempted surprise attack on American forces in the Middle East. Centcom said on X the strikes were “a powerful response” to Tuesday’s firing by Iran on US bases in Jordan and at ships in the …