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At least 38 migrants have died after their ship ran into trouble off the coast of Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM said Tuesday six other people were missing and presumed dead, while 22 others were rescued from the shipwreck. Djibouti on a popular route to Gulf nations The Ethiopian embassy in Djibouti said the accident occurred on Monday and involved a boat carrying Ethiopian migrants from Djibouti to Yemen. “Every year tens of thousands of migrants leave the Horn of Africa, mainly from Ethiopia and Somalia, trying to reach the Gulf nations,” Yvonne Ndege, regional spokesperson for…

An art museum in Germany has reportedly fired a member of staff after he put one of his own paintings on display.The 51-year-old man hung one of his artworks at Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne in February “in the hope of achieving his artistic breakthrough”, according to local media. It was unclear how long the 60cm by 120cm painting remained on display.However, a spokesperson for the gallery claimed it was noticed “immediately” by other staff and quickly taken down. Follow Sky News on WhatsApp Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky…

Rwanda is marking the 30th anniversary of the Hutu genocide against the Tutsi, with survivors and perpetrators of the genocide coming together to commemorate and reflect on a crime against humanity that rocked a nation and, indeed, the world. In a three-month killing spree that began on April 7, 1994, extremist Hutus murdered more than a million members of the Tutsi minority, as well as Hutus who refused to participate in the slaughter or tried to protect their Tutsi neighbors. But how do these traumatic events continue to affect those who weren’t even born then? How the Rwandan genocide unfoldedTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to…

US President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet in Washington on Thursday to strengthen defense and economic ties between the three nations. While officials have said the summit is not aimed against any specific country, it comes amid escalating tensions over the South China Sea. In recent months, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly confronted resupply missions to the Philippine outpost on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, with Chinese ships using water cannons and risky maneuvers to block the Philippine vessels. The outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal is in the waters…

The Champions League quarter-finals will go ahead as scheduled this week despite an alleged terror threat, UEFA says. A media outlet linked to IS allegedly issued a threat concerning all four of this week’s ties. Two English football clubs, Arsenal and Manchester City, are playing tonight in the European competition’s quarter-finals.The Gunners will host the first leg of their last-eight tie at the Emirates Stadium against German giants Bayern Munich.While Manchester City are in action away to Real Madrid where local reports said the roof was going to be closed for the game. Tomorrow, there are two further games, one…

Every time contact lens wearers put in a new pair they create waste: the old pair of contact lenses, the packaging from the new pair and the bottle of saline solution.  It all adds up to about a kilogram (2.2 pounds) per year, with reusable contacts generating slightly less. And with 140 million contact-wearers across the world, that means a lot of rubbish. But eyeglasses come with their own set of problems. With about half of the world’s population projected to need spectacles by 2050, working out which is better for the environment could have a profound effect. Contact lenses create…

The first group of German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Monday as part of a new brigade that will be permanently stationed on NATO’s eastern flank. The advance team of about 20 staff will begin setting up the base. They will eventually be joined by around 4,800 German soldiers. The brigade, to be named Panzerbrigade 45, will be fully operational by 2027. “This is the first time that we have permanently stationed such a unit outside Germany,” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a farewell ceremony in Berlin on Monday. “I know there is still a lot to do, including on site.…

On March 8, Chinacanceled a shipment of 240,000 metric tons of US soft red winter wheat. On March 15, another batch, this time 264,000 tons, was also canceled. US exporters were left with the option to either hold on to the half a million tons or find alternative buyers. Australian wheat deliveries were also affected in March, as Chinese importers either canceled or postponed around 1 million tons of Australian wheat shipments to the second quarter. Andrew Whitelaw, an agricultural consultant with market analysis service Episode 3 in Canberra, Australia, referred to the cancellation of cargoes as “a bearish indicator.” “Whether they…

A New York judge rejected on Monday a bid by former US President Donald Trump to delay his hush money criminal trial, due to start next week, as he tries to move the case out of Manhattan, New York. Associate Justice Lizbeth Gonzalez issued her decision shortly after a half-hour hearing at the Appellate Division in Manhattan. Why was Trump trying to postpone the case? The former president and his legal team argued that Manhattan, where the trial is set to take place on April 15 and the jury is due to be assembled, is a Democrat stronghold with residents biased…

How much will Donald Trump have enjoyed it?A British Foreign Secretary – the same one who had described him, variously, as “stupid,” “wrong” and “misogynistic” – knocking on his door to ask a favour. Toe-curling stuff, but a necessity nonetheless.Lord Cameron’s US detour to Mar-a-Lago acknowledges where power lies in the political arm wrestle over Ukraine aid. Trump is against the $60bn package, as it stands, and his influence shapes opposition on the Republican right. Image: Donald Trump giving a statement on abortion policy on Monday. Pic: Reuters Lord Cameron told Donald Trump that Ukraine’s war was America’s war, too,…