Around us, a cacophony of sound - the wails of sirens blended with chants, shouts and revving engines.

Israel had insisted that hostage Arbel Yehoud be released this week.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's controversial choice for US defence secretary, has been confirmed for the job.

Four Israeli soldiers held by Hamas have been released and 200 Palestinian prisoners have been freed as part of a ceasefire deal that has brought an end to 15 months of brutal fighting in Gaza.

I'm staring into the eyes of Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary who founded the Soviet Union.

The US State Department has ordered a freeze on new funding for almost all American foreign development assistance following an executive order issued by Donald Trump.

Auschwitz survivors have told Sky News of their pessimism that lessons have not been learnt from history, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.

Saudi Arabia has asked legendary Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer to work on a new version of its national anthem, according to a senior official in the country.

Gaza's Hamas-run municipal governments have published their first official reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip, in the latest sign that the group intends to be a leading actor in the rebuilding of the territory.

Hamas has released the names of four female soldiers expected to be freed on Saturday as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel.

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with the British territory of South Georgia - potentially putting millions of penguins and seals in danger. 

A French woman who stopped having sex with her husband has won an appeal in Europe's highest court after being told she was at fault for their divorce.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has told Sky News he is seeking the arrest of two senior Taliban figures over the "systemic and deliberate" persecution of women in Afghanistan.

A survivor of the 7 October Hamas attack has been chosen to represent Israel at Eurovision.

Italy's highest court has decided to uphold the conviction of Amanda Knox for slander related to the 2007 murder of her British flatmate, Meredith Kercher.

Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to become the country's next premier.

People have queued for hours at a Sydney greenhouse to get a whiff of the infamous corpse flower, as it bloomed for the first time in years.

Lynn Ban, star of Netflix reality show Bling Empire: New York, has died after having brain surgery due to a skiing accident.

Conquering Mount Everest will cost climbers an extra $4,000 (£3,270) after Nepal hiked up fees for the first time in almost a decade.

More than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes north of Los Angeles after a new wildfire broke out in California.