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An Australian soldier and her husband have been accused of spying for Russia in the first charges brought under sweeping espionage laws.The Russian-born couple, who hold Australian citizenship, are alleged to have sought to access defence material and pass it on to Moscow. Police arrested the suspects at their Brisbane home on Thursday.Kira Korolev, a 40-year-old army private, and her 62-year-old husband Igor Korolev appeared at magistrate’s court in the city on Friday, each charged with one count of preparing for an espionage offence.They did not apply for bail and were remanded in custody until 20 September when they are…

A landslide triggered by heavy rain in Nepal, swept two buses into a river on Friday, leaving more than 60 people missing, according to authorities.  Residents found three people who managed to escape from the crash and swim to shore and brought them to a local hospital for treatment.  Police said the incident took place in Chitwan district, about 86 kilometers (53 miles) west of Kathmandu, and that a third bus was hit by another landslide on Friday morning a short distance away on the same stretch of road, killing the driver.Fatal road incidents are not uncommon in Nepal with road…

The raid by the uniformed Libyan security forces came out of the blue. On Wednesday morning, officers stormed into a coffeeshop in the coastal town of Zuwara, near the Tunisian border, where a group of migrants was waiting for potential employers. The men were rounded up, and some were subsequently arrested and taken away, apparently at random. Michael Shira, a 19-year-old from Nigeria who was also in the cafe that morning, was lucky enough to avoid arrest. “But we live in constant fear,” he told DW. “The Libyan authorities are currently arresting migrants wherever they see them.” Shira has been hiding out in…

Four people have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK from France.The French coastguard confirmed the deaths after a boat capsized and said 63 migrants had been rescued during a crossing attempt overnight.The deaths were first reported by the French newspaper La Voix Du Nord and the broadcaster BFM TV, who cited local authorities. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News Tap here This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh the page…

Joe Biden has insisted he will push ahead with his re-election bid despite two major gaffes at the NATO summit and a growing number of Democrats calling on him to stand aside.His appearances at the Washington event were seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last month. However, speaking at the end of the three-day summit he mistakenly referred to Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin”.”Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Mr Biden said, referring to Mr Zelenskyy before correcting himself.As it happened: Look back at Biden’s NATO mishaps “President Putin? I’m going to…

US President Joe Biden resisted calls to step aside in the presidential race on Thursday during a closely-watched news conference to close out the NATO summit in Washington. “I’m not in this for my legacy. I’m in this to complete the job I started,” Biden said. “My schedule has been full bore so if I slow down and I can’t get the job done, that’s a sign that I shouldn’t be doing it. But there’s no indication of that yet. None.” The president pushed back at every suggestion that he was slowing down or showing noticeable signs of decline at a tense news conference following a summit…

It was Biden’s big screen test but, in truth, he rather blew it before it began. A couple of hours before he took the stage, the president had a ‘Putin’ moment – mistakenly introducing Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy as “President Putin”. It was already the gaffe of the day.Biden might have led a successful NATO conference but it was a meme-tastic moment to define his performance for the screen-scrolling generation, the very one he needs onside. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:35 ‘Ladies and gentlemen: President Putin’ Follow live: Biden news conference does little to quell criticsBiden…

US President Joe Biden is taking questions from reporters on Thursday as he closes out the summit of 32 NATO leaders in Washington. You can watch it live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxEyQyMXFE Biden says ‘United behind Ukraine’ on final day of summit  With Ukraine’s potential NATO membership on the agenda at the summit, Biden was keen to show his support for the Kyiv cause, with Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy also in attendance. Ahead of his closing speech, Biden said: “We are united behind Ukraine.” Biden mistakenly introduces Zelenskyy as Putin before news conference Biden mistakenly introduced Zelenskyy as “President Putin” ahead of his news conference. “And now I want to hand it over…

Joe Biden has mistakenly referred to Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” at the NATO summit – just hours after his allies warned his chances of winning the US election are zero.The US president was speaking in Washington at the end of the three-day summit and made the error while he was introducing the Ukrainian president. “Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Mr Biden said, referring to Mr Zelenskyy before correcting himself.”President Putin? I’m going to beat President Putin, President Zelenskyy. I am so focused on beating Putin,” he added.”I am better,” joked Mr Zelenskyy in reply. Latest updates from NATO summitMr…

A four-year-old Gazan girl with an ultra-rare genetic disorder has finally been evacuated from Gaza – but has since suffered a huge seizure in hospital in the United Arab Emirates.Sky News has been following the plight of Julia Abu Zeiter for two months. It has been a story of hope, heartbreak, kindness and cruelty. Now, the little girl is out of a warzone but in intensive care and without her parents who were denied permission to leave Gaza.In May, we revealed the intense efforts of a family in Washington whose own daughter has the same rare condition called alternating hemiplegia…