North Korea: Kim Jong Un test-fires ‘new sniper rifle’ while visiting special forces
The North Korean leader visits the military training base of his special forces troops.
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The North Korean leader points to a hole in the centre of a target. Pic: Reuters
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Mr Kim visits a military training base in North Korea. Pic: Reuters
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Pic: Reuters
Russia’s ‘chessboard killer’ Alexander Pichushkin poised to confess to 11 more murders, officials say
Serial killer Alexander Pichushkin was imprisoned in 2007 for 48 murders.
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Pichushkin in a Moscow court in October 2007. Pic: Reuters
Analysis
Analysis
Hundreds of names removed from official Gaza war death list
The names have been removed pending further investigation, Gaza's health ministry says. Experts tell Sky News there is no sign of deliberate manipulation.
Video emerges of aid workers being fired on in Gaza – contradicting Israeli account of deadly attack
The bodies of 15 aid workers were found in a “mass grave” after the incident.
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Vehicles are seen with red flashing lights in the footage
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Pic: Planet Labs PBC
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The footage was filmed from a moving vehicle
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Pic: Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
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Fifteen people died in the incident on 23 March
Diego Maradona was in agony in the hours before his death, court hears
Seven healthcare professionals have gone on trial for manslaughter after being accused of failing to provide footballing legend Diego Maradona with adequate care.
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Maradona holds the World Cup aloft after his nation’s 3-2 victory over West Germany in 1986. Pic: AP/Carlo Fumagalli
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Fans gather in Buenos Aires during the trial earlier this month.
Pic: Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
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Leopoldo Luque, the personal doctor of Maradona. Pic: Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
Eyewitness
Eyewitness
‘If VW disappears, people won’t stay in the town anymore’ – fears over Trump’s car tariffs
In Zwickau, car building is in people’s blood, with the first vehicle made here around 120 years ago. If President Donald Trump follows through with his plan to impose new 25% levies on imported cars and light trucks, it’s feared the East German city will be hit very hard.
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Trump’s tariffs could prove a big problem for car manufacturers and suppliers like HENNgineered in Zwickau
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This factory makes a car part every second, cutting and pressing millions of pieces
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There are fears about future jobs after Donald Trump announced latest tariffs on car imports
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The August Horch Museum in Zwickau showcases the city’s long history of car making
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Aliriza Oernek, owns four restaurants in Zwickau, and worries that tariffs will hurt businesses like his
‘Wait for results’ of investigation into sonic weapon claims, Serbian ambassador says
It’s been claimed security forces used an illegal sonic weapon against peaceful protesters in Belgrade.
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A drone view of the rally. Pic: Reuters
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The anti-government rally took place in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. Pic: AP
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after being held for 17 hours, corporation says
BBC News chief Deborah Turness says “no journalist should face this kind of treatment simply for doing their job”.
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Ekrem Imamoglu is seen as a challenger to President Erdogan. Pic: AP
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Riot police use pepper spray on a protester in Istanbul on 23 March. Pic: AP
Five people wounded in Amsterdam stabbing, police say
Police in Amsterdam said the motive of the attack near the city’s central Dam Square remains unknown. They appealed to the public for any footage of the stabbing.
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Pic: Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock
European allies not united on armed deployment in Ukraine as Macron announces ‘reassurance force’
Details are emerging about the military assets being committed to help secure a lasting peace in Ukraine. Although some European nations appear wary, and the British prime minister admits, “we also need US involvement”.
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Sir Keir Starmer told reporters that Vladimir Putin was ‘playing games’. Pic: Reuters
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Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke in Paris. Pic: AP
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