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Winter afternoon in Vilnius, Lithuania.Loop Images | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesLithuanians voted Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections that could lead to the center-right governing coalition being replaced by the opposition Social Democrats and smaller center-left parties.Despite economic successes, strict COVID-19 measures and an influx of migrants have cast shadows over conservative Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė's government, which took office in 2020.Although European Union member Lithuania has seen annual double-digit personal income growth and has one of the lowest inflation rates in the 27-nation bloc, many voters don't seem to be impressed."There's a lot of disappointment and discontent among voters," said Rima Urbonaitė, a political analyst at Vilnius' M...

A group of children and adults have been taken to hospital in the US after ingesting "toxic mushrooms", in what has been described as a "mass casualty incident".Emergency services in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, were alerted after 11 people became ill after ingesting the fungi on Friday. They had eaten "toxic mushrooms and were all ill", the Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company said.It described the situation as a "mass casualty incident" and said emergency units were dispatched from multiple counties in the area.Read more:Former British international athlete diesMystery over Christopher Columbus to be revealed Follow Sky ...

Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and has "the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor has said, as details of her medical status and history were released.Dr Joshua Simmons, physician to the US vice president, wrote that she maintains a healthy, active lifestyle and that her most recent physical examination last April was "unremarkable". Advisers for the Democratic presidential candidate hope to use the moment to draw a contrast with her Republican rival Donald Trump, who has only released limited information about his health, and raise questions about his fitness to serve.On Saturday, Ms Harris said Donald Trump is showing a lack of transparency by not releasing health records. Please use Chrome brows...

An international arrest warrant has been issued for former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom, according to reports.The warrant is related to his conduct as president of French club Narbonne in 2015 and 2016, media in France said. The 41-year-old was found guilty of forgery and misuse of corporate assets by a court in Narbonne on Friday, according to news agency AFP, French sports daily L'Equipe and other media.He is accused of embezzling an estimated €700,000 (£586,000) before exiting the club, L'Equipe reported.The former flanker was reportedly given a five-year sentence in absentia on Friday. Elsom played 75 tests for Australia and captained the Wallabies from 2009 until just before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.Read more from Sky News:'Mass casualty incident' after people eat 'toxic ...

A woman has died after going overboard from a cruise ship off the Channel Islands.The French coastguard said it received a distress message shortly after midnight on Saturday.A French navy helicopter, an RNLI lifeboat and a Channel Islands air search plane were involved in the rescue mission.A French coastguard spokesman said its helicopter found the woman, and hoisted them from the water but a medical team later pronounced her dead.The Channel Islands Air Search said in a post on Facebook that the MSC Virtuosa was north of Les Casquets - northwest of Alderney - at the time. Image: The MSC Virtuosa in 2021. Pic: PA The volunteer organisation said it was stood down after the person was lifted from the water.The Virtuosa crui...

The man who was prime minister of Lebanon during the last Israeli invasion of the country in 2006 has both Israel and Hezbollah in his sights.Talking to me in the hills above Beirut, Fouad Siniora says the Israeli forces are killing too many civilians in Gaza and in Lebanon.He says the targeting of peacekeeping soldiers in southern Lebanon is just one example of what he described as war crimes.He said: "This is something very bad what Israel has done and I hope it will awaken the attention of the whole world."But his anger was aimed also at Hezbollah, who he says have hijacked the country and the government.He tells me he sees a great chance to reduce the influence of Hezbollah, given the weakened state in which they find themselves.Read more: Live updates from the Middle East conflictHe s...