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US hails 'tremendous progress' on Ukraine peace plan

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.

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.

Reggae singer and actor Jimmy Cliff has died

Jimmy Cliff, a musical artist who helped bring reggae to an international audience, has died aged 81.

Paralympics in dispute with UK over Russia's reinstatement to competition

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.

First treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks' recovered

An 18th century Spanish galleon dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks" for its storied cache of 11 million gold and silver coins - worth an estimated $20bn (£16bn) - has yielded its first treasures.

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 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.

Dozens of kidnapped schoolchildren 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.

Ozempic-maker's shares plunge after failed Alzheimer's trial

Shares in Novo Nordisk, the Danish firm best known for its Wegovy and Ozempic weight loss drugs, have plunged after it called a halt to closely-watched trials on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.