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Skip next section OSCE official sentenced for ‘spying’ in Russian-held Donetsk07/12/2024July 12, 2024OSCE official sentenced for ‘spying’ in Russian-held DonetskA court in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region has sentenced an official of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to 14 years in prison on charges of spying for unspecified foreign intelligence services, Russia’s prosecutor general said. In a statement on the Telegram messaging app, the prosecutor general’s office said Vadym Golda collected information on industrial facilities in the Donetsk region in 2021, which was then used to direct missile strikes on the province. The Vienna-based…

When businessman Safet Demiri went to renew the registration of his company cars in August 2019, he got a rude awakening. An official in Demiri’s home town of Medvedja in southern Serbia told him that he was no longer listed in the population register. “You could have knocked me down with a feather,” he recalls. Demiri commutes between Medvedja, where he runs a tourist resort and a telecommunications company, and Vienna, where he works as a building contractor. But since the summer of 2019, his name no longer appears in the population register of his home town, where his family has…

Prince Harry was honoured at a ceremony in the US despite the mother of the award’s namesake arguing others were more deserving.The Duke of Sussex received the Pat Tillman Award for Service from sports channel ESPN, given to individuals in the sporting world who have made significant contributions to the lives of others. The award is named after former NFL player and US Army Ranger Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.The Duke was recognised for founding the Invictus Games a decade ago to support injured and sick servicemen and women who are navigating physical and invisible injuries.Tillman’s…

No matter who is crowned European champions on Sunday, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams have proved they are the real deal. The Spain wingers have struck fear into the hearts of any unfortunate defender who’s been tasked with containing them at Euro 2024. But their success has also shone a light on the African diaspora in Europe.   Nico Willams was born in Pamplona to Ghanaian parents who made the grueling Sahara crossing for a new life in Spain. Nico stars with his older brother Inaki for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, where together they helped break Bilbao’s trophy drought by winning the Copa del Rey last season. Inaki represents Ghana, and impressed…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to the US state of Florida on Thursday, where he met with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington. The meeting is part of Orban’s self-proclaimed “peace mission” to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is likely to add to frustration among Western allies over similar secret trips he has made to Russia and China in the past few days. Orban met with Trump at the former president’s beachside Mar-a-Lago estate and the Hungarian leader shared a photo of the two on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption: “We discussed ways…

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…