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Survivors of the devastating Spanish floods have told Sky News they feel lucky to be alive.But they are angry that they have not been given more support by the government, emergency services or the military. They say they feel forgotten and have been left without power, food or water, despite living within a short drive of one of the biggest cities in Spain.Instead, we have seen thousands of volunteers helping to clear up some of the towns that were devastated, while others have been left to rely on their own residents to deal with the extraordinary devastation."Tell the world that we have nothing," says one man as we talk in the town of Albal. There are growing calls for a nationwide protest against what is seen as the slow response of authorities. ...

An 18-month-old boy and his 10-year-old sister are among 25 people who were killed in a series of Israeli strikes on central parts of Gaza, hospital officials have said.Sixteen people were initially reported to have been killed in two strikes on the central Nuseirat refugee camp on Thursday, but officials from the Al Aqsa hospital said bodies continued to be brought in. The hospital said they had received 21 bodies from the strikes, including some transferred from the Awda hospital, where they had been taken the day before.Strikes on a motorcycle in Zuwaida and on a house in Deir al Balah on Friday killed four more, hospital officials said, bringing the overall toll to 25.Five children and seven women are among those who have been confirmed dead. The mother of the 18-month-old boy is missi...

"Amateurish" thieves have made off with a screen print of Queen Elizabeth II by Andy Warhol as part of a botched gallery heist in the Netherlands.The thieves blew open the gallery doors, stealing two works from the iconic American pop artist, the gallery's owner Mark Peet Visser said. Another two prints were left badly damaged in the street after the thieves discovered they wouldn't fit in the getaway car, he added.The heist was captured on security cameras, Mr Visser said, describing the whole thing as "amateurish".The gallery owner said "the bomb attack was so violent that my entire building was destroyed" and nearby stores were also damaged. Image: Thieves also seized a screen print depicting Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. File pic: AP ...

Eleven people have been killed and "several more deaths" are expected as rescuers search the rubble after a roof collapsed at a train station in Serbia.The country's interior minister Ivica Dacic initially said two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries following the disaster in Novi Sad but later revised it to four. Meanwhile, emergency services were seen using two large diggers to help free two more people who were alive but trapped under the rubble.One of the people still trapped was a 14-year-old girl, Mr Dacic said."Probably there will be several more people (dead)," the interior minister added. "Personally I saw a body that we could not reach. There will be more, this number will not be the final one." Ambulances and other emergency teams were at the scene as rescue work...

More than 200 people have died in Spain after nearly a year's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours.On Friday, there were at least 205 confirmed deaths in Valencia, two in Castilla La Mancha, and one in Andalusia. Local authorities issued warnings late on Tuesday, but many say this gave them next-to-no time to prepare for the conditions that had killed dozens by Wednesday.Follow Spain flooding latestHere we look at what caused the flooding - and why they could happen again. How quickly did the floods hit?Heavy rain had already begun in parts of southern Spain on Monday.In contrast to areas like Malaga, where residents told Sky News it had been "chucking it down for two days", the rain did not start in the worst-hit region of Valencia until around 7pm on Tuesday.At 8pm, people in Valencia...

At least 57 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in central Gaza, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported.The attacks took place in three different locations in the central Gaza Strip, the agency reported, with 47 people said to have been killed. Medics also told the news agency Reuters that at least 10 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike targeting the entrance of a school sheltering displaced people.The Israeli military said its troops had identified and eliminated "several armed terrorists" in central Gaza and had eliminated "dozens of terrorists" in raids in northern Gaza's Jabalia area - home to one of the enclave's refugee camps.Palestinian officials said among those killed in the series of strikes were five children and seven women. The Israel Defence Forces (ID...

The owners of an island volcano in New Zealand convicted over an eruption that killed 22 people are awaiting a ruling on whether they suffered a miscarriage of justice.A judge is considering an appeal from Whakaari Management, which is run by three brothers who own the active volcano Whakaari, also known as White Island. The company was convicted of failing to keep visitors safe following an eruption that killed 22 tourists and local guides in 2019.In March, it was ordered to pay millions of dollars in fines and reparations to the victims of the eruption, who were mostly US and Australian cruise ship passengers on a walking tour.Whakaari Management's case, laid out in a three-day appeal at the High Court in Auckland which ended on Thursday, was that responsibility for the safety of visitor...

North Korea says it will support Russia in its war with Ukraine "until the day of victory" - after the US warned thousands of Pyongyang's troops are set to enter combat in the coming days.North Korea's foreign minister Choe Son Hui hailed Vladimir Putin's "wise leadership" ahead of talks in Moscow on Friday, and insisted that Russia will "achieve a great victory". "We also assure that until the day of victory we will firmly stand alongside our Russian comrades," she added.US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said thousands of North Korean troops are stationed near Ukraine's border and are set to enter combat in the coming days.Mr Blinken said 10,000 soldiers have been deployed to Russia, with up to 8,000 in the Kursk border region, and indicated they would be used on the frontline. He ...

Botswana is set for its first change of governing party in 58 years after president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election.Mr Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had held power in the southern African country since independence from Britain in 1966, was in fourth place in the parliamentary elections, after winning three of the 61 seats available. He conceded defeat on Friday morning, before final results were announced, signalling a victory for the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), which had taken 25 seats to that point, needing 31 seats to clinch a majority. Image: Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) presidential candidate Duma Boko voting in the capital, Gaborone. Pic: AP Min...

The face of a suspected 'vampire', who was buried with restraints to prevent her returning from the dead, has been reconstructed by scientists.Using DNA, 3D printing and modelling clay, the team of scientists recreated what they think the 400-year-old woman's face looked like. Zosia, as she was named by locals, was found in 2022 by a team of archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland.She was entombed in an unmarked cemetery in Pien, northern Poland - secured in place with an iron sickle across her neck and padlocked by the foot. Image: Zosia's skeleton had a sickle across her neck - believed to stop 'vampires' rising from the dead. Pic: Nicolaus Copernicus University/Reuters The sickle and padlock, as well...