US hails 'tremendous progress' on Ukraine peace plan - but says negotiators 'need more time'
The US secretary of state has hailed a "tremendous amount of progress" on peace talks after the US and Ukraine delegations met in Geneva - but said that negotiators would "need more time".
In full: Europe's 28-point counter proposal to US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine
Europe has tabled a counter proposal to the US-Russia draft peace plan for Ukraine.
Israel strikes Beirut for first time in months, killing Hezbollah chief of staff
An Israeli airstrike has struck Lebanon's capital Beirut for the first time in months, killing Hezbollah's chief of staff.
Ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro says he tried to prize open ankle tag after 'hallucinations'
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has said "hallucinations" and a nervous breakdown led to an attempt to tamper with his electronic ankle tag.
Suicide bombers kill three security force officers in Pakistan
Suicide bombers have killed three officers in an attack on a security force headquarters in Pakistan, police and rescue officials have said.
Paralympics won't ban countries from competing for launching wars after lifting Russia suspension
The Paralympics leadership is in dispute with the UK government over Russia's reinstatement to the Games, telling Sky News they will not ban countries from competing for launching wars.
Dozens of kidnapped schoolchildren in Nigeria escape as Pope Leo appeals for release of remaining abductees
At least 50 of the 303 children abducted this week from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped and been reunited with their families, a church group has said, as Pope Leo pleaded for their immediate release.
Fierce battle for frontline towns where Ukraine's soldiers are surrounded
Footage geolocated by Sky News showed Russian soldiers walking through the Shakhtarskyi neighbourhood on the outskirts of Pokrovsk on Thursday.
Behind the scenes at COP30: How they reached the final deal
It was the showdown nobody wanted. But in the end, it saved the climate summit.
Who actually wrote US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine?
Questions are being raised about the Russia-Ukraine peace plan, after US politicians suggested the proposal's 28 points did not originate from Donald Trump's administration but were put forward by Moscow.