Russia has warned the United States it will respond if Ukraine is drawn into any US "geopolitical games", while Washington has threatened "serious costs" for Moscow if the crisis escalates.The exchange came during what...

Doctors treating people in the region of South Africa where Omicron is surging have told Sky News they have seen a rise in the number of patients being reinfected and vaccinated patients catching COVID-19.Rates...

Unvaccinated people in Germany are to be excluded from non-essential stores, cultural and recreational venues, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.In addition, parliament will consider making coronavirus jabs mandatory from February as the country battles...

China has accused the head of MI6 of "peddling fake news and false intelligence" after the spy chief accused Beijing of snaring other countries in "debt traps" and "data traps".Richard Moore, in his first...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) say they will be allowed to meet Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai in person next month and that "quiet diplomacy" could resolve her case. It comes after the...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to deploy a surge team to South Africa to help deal with the new Omicron COVID variant outbreak. The team will be sent to Gauteng province to...

All WTA tournaments have been suspended in China over concerns for the safety of player Peng Shuai.The head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said it was taking the step after Peng, a Grand...

A woman who said Ghislaine Maxwell set her up for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein from the age of 14 has told a court she does not believe she has "come up with a...