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A US Navy warship has shot down missiles possibly headed for Israel as American forces in the Middle East have also been targeted by drone strikes, fuelling fears the Gaza conflict could spread. Rockets were fired at military facilities hosting US forces in Iraq and Syria following warnings over Washington’s support for Israel against Hamas.

Joe Biden said Hamas and Vladimir Putin both want to “annihilate” neighbouring democracies during a rare speech from the Oval Office. The president addressed the nation after his whirlwind trip to the Middle East. “If international aggression is allowed to continue, conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world,” he said. “Hamas

A gardener accidentally mowed around a dead body after assuming it was a Halloween decoration or a training dummy. The body was found on the lawn of an abandoned log cabin used by several law enforcement agencies for training near Charlotte, North Carolina, on 10 October, local police said. A groundskeeper had seen the body

A man has admitted to killing a woman 20 years ago, as well as attempting to extort $250,000 from the victim’s mother. Joran Van Der Sloot pleaded guilty to attempted extortion, and as part of a plea deal he had to reveal how 18-year-old American Natalee Holloway died. He said he beat Ms Holloway to

US President Joe Biden has said an explosion that killed hundreds in a hospital in Gaza appears to not have been caused by Israel but “by the other team”. “Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” Mr Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

A summit between between Palestinian, US, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders, has been cancelled, just hours before Joe Biden was due to visit the region. The US president was set to meet them after his visit to Israel on Wednesday. The summit’s cancellation is a blow to Mr Biden’s diplomatic efforts over the Middle East crisis.

President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday, amid fears about the war with Hamas expanding into a larger conflict. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News alerts on a smartphone or tablet via

Donald Trump is suing a private investigations firm over “shocking and scandalous” claims that he engaged in “perverted sexual acts” in Russia. The former US president is suing Orbis Business Intelligence, a London-based company co-founded by ex-British spy Christopher Steele, over a dossier containing rumours about him that caused a storm before his 2017 presidential

Janet Yellen has told Sky News the United States can “certainly” afford wars on two fronts, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas threatens stability in the Middle East and the US continues to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Talking exclusively to Wilfred Frost ahead of a meeting of finance ministers in Luxembourg, the US

A six-year-old boy has been stabbed to death and his mother left in a critical condition after a suspected hate crime in the US state of Illinois. Wadea al Fayoume, a Palestinian-American, died in hospital after being stabbed 26 times with a “military-style knife” on Saturday, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

North Korea has sent large amounts of weapons to Russia to help Moscow fight its war in Ukraine, the White House has said. Pyongyang has delivered more than 1,000 containers of “equipment and munitions” in recent weeks, National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday. Washington released pictures that it said showed containers loaded

A rare solar eclipse will sweep across the US later today, with a spectacular phenomenon known as the “ring of fire” due to stun stargazers. The “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse will be on show in a number of US states as well as parts of Central and South America. Unlike in a total

Celebrated Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck has died aged 80, her editor has confirmed. Her death was confirmed on Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. According to her publisher, the US poet and Pulitzer Prize-winner died of cancer at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In a career spanning more than 60

A lottery customer who bought a Powerball ticket in a little town in California has become the second biggest winner ever. The mystery winner with the ticket for a whopping $1.7bn (£1.44bn) prize has yet to come forward since the lucky numbers were announced on Wednesday. It’s the talk of the mountain town of Frazier

Republican congressman Steve Scalise has abandoned his bid to be the next US Speaker of the House – just over 24 hours after his party nominated him. His decision to withdraw from the race throws Washington’s House of Representatives into further turmoil – and means the position of Speaker has now been vacant for 10

Cher has denied allegations that she hired four men to kidnap her 47-year-old son from a New York City hotel room. The singer, 77, told People Magazine “that rumour is not true” and declined to comment further when asked about the incident. The publication reported last month that her son Elijah Blue Allman’s estranged wife

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Hamas is the “enemy of civilisation” and will be “crushed”. Speaking alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Mr Netanyahu thanked Washington for its support since Hamas’s attack – adding the militant group should be treated “exactly as ISIS was treated”. Mr Netanyahu said “no country should harbour”

Jada Pinkett Smith has said she was separated from her husband Will Smith for six years before the Oscars in 2022. The actress, 52, said in an interview with People Magazine that the couple are “still figuring it out” – referring to the state of their marriage. “We’ve been doing some really heavy-duty work together.

A star witness has given evidence at the trial of fallen crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried – telling the court he directed her to commit fraud. Caroline Ellison was the CEO of Alameda Research – a hedge fund linked to the doomed FTX exchange – and used to be the one-time billionaire’s girlfriend. She told the

Debris from the Titan submersible has been recovered – including “presumed human remains”, the US Coast Guard has said. Marine safety engineers say fresh evidence has been gathered from the seafloor of the North Atlantic Ocean, four months after the doomed vessel went missing. The debris is now being analysed by US medical professionals as

A skydiver has died after falling onto someone’s front garden in Florida. The 69-year-old parachutist was found on a resident’s property in Titusville, Florida, on Saturday afternoon. The man, later identified as Frederick Morello, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Titusville Police Department. Police said they believed Mr Morello, who was found wearing

Police in San Francisco have fatally shot the driver of a vehicle that crashed through the Chinese consulate in the city. The car entered the lobby of the building’s visa office at about 3pm local time on Monday, which the Chinese diplomatic post in San Francisco said posed a “serious threat to the safety of

President Joe Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents. White House spokesman Ian Sams said in a statement on Monday that the interview was voluntary and conducted at the White House on Sunday and Monday. Mr Sams said: “As we have said from the beginning, the

Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has left his role as head coach of DC United. The Washington DC-based side said they had “mutually agreed to part ways” with the 37-year-old former Derby County boss after the club were eliminated from MLS play-off contention on Saturday night. “We have spoken with Wayne and

It was 2.30am in Washington DC when White House officials were first alerted to a situation which will come to represent a truly bloody turning point. Throughout the remainder of the night, the phone lines were hot. Israel’s most important ally was in constant contact with military officials in Tel Aviv and the political leaders

Almost 1,000 songbirds have died in a single night after smashing into the windows of a glass-fronted exhibition centre in Chicago. Experts have described this as a “shocking outlier” – as typically, no more than 15 birds would perish at the McCormick Place, the largest convention centre in the US. David Willard, who has been

Simone Biles has become the most decorated gymnast in history after sealing her sixth career world all-around title in Antwerp. The 26-year-old’s appearance at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships marks her return to major international competition after she took a two-year break to focus on her mental health. The American gymnast led her team

The man charged with abducting a nine-year-old girl from a campsite in New York state is being investigated over the unsolved murders of two teenage girls who disappeared close to his home around 20 years ago, police have said. Craig Nelson Ross Jr, was charged with alleged first-degree kidnapping after Charlotte Sena was found “safe

The United States has shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said. It was the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO ally Turkey. Turkish drones had been seen carrying out airstrikes in Hasakah in Syria on Thursday morning in a so-called American “restricted operating

The trial of embattled crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried has begun – with prosecutors claiming he stole more than $10bn (£8.2bn) from unsuspecting customers. Almost a year after FTX spectacularly collapsed, leaving millions of people out of pocket, a court heard that the 31-year-old’s multibillion-dollar empire was “built on lies”. Bankman-Fried has been accused of using

Joe Biden’s dog Commander has been removed from the White House after biting agents and staff. The two-year-old German shepherd had attacked members of the US Secret Service 10 times between October 2022 and January 2023. One female officer recently required medical treatment. Image: Commander was a gift to the US president from his brother

The United States has sent over a million rounds of ammunition it seized from an Iranian ship last December to Ukraine. Officials at the Pentagon have confirmed to Sky News the transfer of 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm small arms ammunition to Ukraine took place on Monday this week. The ammunition, standard rounds for Soviet-era

On the junction of the Las Vegas strip where Tupac Shakur was shot dead in September 1996, only a graffiti-covered lamp post with some scrawls of “RIP Pac” and “Tupac Shakur, I love you,” hint at what unfolded here.   Tupac was rap music’s brightest star when he was shot four times at point-blank range while