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At least 10 people have been killed after gunmen attacked a bar in central Mexico, local officials say.Four people armed with "long weapons" arrived at Los Cantaritos bar in the city of Queretaro on Saturday night before opening fire on those inside, Juan Luis Ferrusca, the head of the local public security department, said on social media. Seven men and three women were reported dead and at least seven people were injured, Mr Ferrusca said.One of the suspects was arrested and the vehicle they travelled in was found burnt out and abandoned nearby.Read more from Sky News:Hurricane relief worker told staff not to help Trump supportersInsiders say VAT on private school fees will hit army recruitment'Renegade' UK could be spared tariffs under Trump - US governor ...

Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producer accused of serious human rights abuses, is "perfectly suited" to host a critical global climate summit, according to its man in charge.Before the COP29 climate talks kick off in the capital Baku on Monday, the president of the talks, Mukhtar Babayev, told Sky News the country has plenty to bring to the table. Sandwiched between Russia and Iran, bridging Europe and Asia, Azerbaijan is "strategically located" to bridge differences between regions, he said, as countries assemble with wildly different ambitions, grudges and fears for the talks. But there's another reason, said Mr Babayev: its role as a major oil and gas producer.Baku is the "world's first oil town", home to the world's first industrial oil well from 1847. Rel...

Tributes have been paid to a "brave" 22-year-old British man who was killed while fighting in Ukraine. Callum Tindal-Draper, from Gunnislake, Cornwall, died while serving with the foreign volunteer platoon in the country's struggle against Russia. It is believed he was defending an observation point when he was killed on 5 November. Image: Callum Tindal-Draper. Pic: Handout Callum's mother Caroline Tindal said in a post on Facebook that "he fought till he could no longer hold them off any more"."His platoon are calling him a 'hero' and 'as brave as they come'," she said. "22 is a young age. But you lived and died following your heart, soul and morals."May you rest in peace and help watch over those who have passed." Mr ...

Pompeii is going to limit the number of people who can visit the world-famous Italian site to 20,000 a day amid concerns about overtourism.The archaeological park plans to introduce the cap next week along with personalised tickets containing visitors' full names, officials have said. The change comes after the site had a record of more than 36,000 people in one day on a free-admission Sunday last month, according to the park. Image: The world-famous remains of the ancient city of Pompeii. File pic: AP It follows the likes of Barcelona and Venice who both have taken steps to deal with overtourism.Last year, over four million people visited the remains of the ancient Roman city, up 33.6% year-on-year. The world heritage site...

Thousands of people have marched in Valencia and demanded the resignation of the region's president over the response to devastating flooding that left more than 220 dead.Protesters filled the centre of the eastern Spanish city and chanted "killers!" as they called for Carlos Mazon to go. Some dumped muddy boots outside a regional government building, while one banner read: "Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood."There were also some clashes with riot police in front of the city hall where the march began, with police using batons to force some protesters back.Last month's flooding, which has left the country reeling and requiring a huge cleanup effort, is one of the worst natural disasters in Europe for decades. Image: A demonstra...

A British teenage girl is in intensive care with severe injuries after a paraglider landed on her during the last lunch of her holiday.Lyndsey Logan was on holiday in Turkey with her two daughters when the accident took place. On the last day of their trip, they decided to go out for lunch before flying back to Newcastle that evening.However, as they ate at their table, a man who was paragliding landed on Ms Logan's 15-year-old daughter Lily.The mother said her daughter was left with a broken jaw, broken ribs, bleeding on the brain and a possible broken back, as well as suffering a stroke. However, Ms Logan had not taken out travel insurance ahead of the holiday and said she now faces a medical bill worth thousands, if not tens of thousands of pounds, to cover Lily's care.Speaking to The S...

Qatar has told Hamas that it will no longer host its political office unless the militant group and Israel engage in constructive and meaningful talks.The Gulf country will stop trying to mediate a ceasefire deal until Hamas and Israel "demonstrate a sincere willingness to return to the negotiating table with the objective of putting an end to the war and the suffering of civilians", a diplomatic source briefed on the matter said.The Hamas political office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose", the source added.Qatar has served as a mediator between the two sides since the conflict began last October after Hamas's attacks on Israel, which prompted Israel to respond in Gaza.It was involved in conversations that led to a temporary ceasefire last year and the release of some hostages taken b...

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a train station in Pakistan. The bomb exploded in the southwestern city of Quetta when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to Rawalpindi. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group, have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in a statement that a suicide bomber targeted troops at the railway station.Government spokesman Shahid Rind said the bombing seemed to have been a suicide attack but an investigation was still ongoing to confirm the BLA's claim.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said those who orchestrated the attack "will pay a very heavy price for it," adding that security forces were determined to eliminate "the menace of terrorism".TV footage showed the steel stru...

Police in Amsterdam are set to use a life-size hologram of a murdered sex worker to try to catch her killer 15 years after her death.The visualisation will show Bernadett "Betty" Szabo, who was stabbed multiple times on 19 February 2009, sitting on a stool behind a window as she reaches out to passersby for help. Police have said the 19-year-old had given birth three months before she was "brutally murdered in her workspace".Amsterdam police said they launched a "major investigation" after her body was discovered, with officers reviewing CCTV footage and speaking to witnesses.However, the case went cold after detectives were unable to solve it. The force has since reviewed the case and said they will make a "final attempt to find the perpetrator".Officers believe someone must have informat...

A police officer who shot an innocent man he suspected was a terrorist in the wake of the 7/7 London bombings has spoken about the killing for the first time.Jean Charles de Menezes, a 27-year-old electrician, was killed a fortnight after suicide bombers targeted three Tube lines and a London bus on 7 July 2005, killing 52 people. Now one of the firearms officers who shot Mr de Menezes defended his actions, saying he was certain "we were going to die" if he did not act.Mr de Menezes, who was from Brazil, lived in an apartment block that had been linked to one of several suspects who had planned to target the capital's transport network a second time on 21 July.The following day Mr de Menezes was followed by officers and shot seven times by two marksmen in a train carriage at Stockwell Tube...