Bangladesh's ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has announced plans to return to her country from exile despite facing a death sentence over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024.

A fugitive wanted by police in Scotland over alleged sexual offences committed between 2012 and 2022 has been arrested in Madrid, Sky News understands.

A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport after reports of a flying object closed both runways.

A British woman has died weeks after being rescued from Spanish wildfires, which left her partner and her in hospital with "devastating injuries".

A man accused of killing a British woman and disposing of her body in a suitcase in Athens is due to appear before a Greek court.

America's biggest food distributor has stopped buying iceberg lettuce from Mexico as the country continues to grapple with a viral outbreak linked to at least two deaths.

Water levels in the river Danube have fallen so low due to this summer's dry weather in Europe that sunken Nazi warships are appearing into view.

A mass funeral has been held in Gaza for more than 100 people finally recovered from the site of an Israeli attack on an apartment block.

Mixed martial arts star Allan Nascimento has died at the age of 34, the UFC has announced.

The storm engulfing Gianni Infantino over the World Cup sell-off provides fresh intrigue about an answer he gave me on the eve of the recent tournament.

Thousands of people filled the streets in Dublin to pay tribute to singer and actor Glen Hansard.

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Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after a mass rush from Morocco into the Spanish enclave last week, the enclave's president has said.

Countries across Europe are on the brink of an energy emergency as the River Danube falls to record-low water levels - with Romania carrying out underwater detonations to improve water flow.

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyimet a Red Cross official - marking the first positive development in years, her son says.

Hungary's prime minister has warned the country is facing the "most critical five days ahead" with its sole nuclear power plant expected to be shut down this week due to record-low water levels of the River Danube.

At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing that targeted protesters at an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan, officials say.

At least five people have died and 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of an Indonesian island, officials have said.

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in Pride events in the UK and mainland Europe, a week after a deadly extremist attack on a Pride festival in Berlin.

A tourist plane has crashed in Peru, leaving 13 people dead, according to local authorities.

A boxer from the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu has won her country's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight.

A renowned climber who served in the British special forces has died following an avalanche on one of the world's highest mountains.

Australia has defended its world-first ban on social media for under-16s after a study found there had been little drop in use months after the ban took effect.

Gianni Infantino announced to Sky News that FIFA was scrapping plans to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors, in a climbdown following a global backlash that has imperilled his presidency.