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Storm Daniel was Greece's worst storm in recorded historical past however for Libya it might set off a catastrophe of unimaginable scale.Sky's Data and Forensics staff appears on the warning indicators that have been missed and the way human error exacerbated a pure catastrophe.The storm started forming over the Ionian Sea on 4 September and after battering Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece it made its method south throughout the Mediterranean in direction of Africa.Some warnings in Libya have been issued however critics say extra motion might have been taken earlier than the flash floods hit.Weather warnings The nation's National Meteorological Centre began issuing warnings of heavy rain final Friday and urged all governmental authorities to take warning. ...

The Biden administration stated Thursday that Egypt’s poor human rights report hasn’t improved, however it received’t withhold as a lot army assist because it did final 12 months regardless. Administration officers cited what they stated have been overriding U.S. nationwide safety pursuits for the choice to restrict the extent they'd penalize Egypt for the abuses. ...

Rescuers are calling for extra physique baggage to be despatched to a Libyan metropolis hit by catastrophic flooding - as fears of waterborne illnesses develop.More than 11,300 persons are identified to have died - and this might attain as much as 20,000, with an additional 10,100 lacking. Meanwhile, makes an attempt to coordinate humanitarian assist have been hampered by Libya's fractured authorities - brought on by years of political instability and civil unrest.Today on Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks with Sky News Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir from the port metropolis of Derna, which was devastated when two dams collapsed, unleashing a tsunami that washed complete metropolis blocks into the Mediterranean Sea.Sky News particular correspondent Alex Crawford addi...

MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday declared two U.S. diplomats “persona non grata” and ordered them to depart the nation inside seven days as they have been allegedly concerned in “illegal activity.” ...

A pensioner has been arrested over the demise of a British lady in Spain's Costa Blanca.The 76-year-old lady was discovered lifeless at a home in Orihuela Costa on Friday morning. The Civil Guard stated it was alerted to a report of alleged gender violence, ensuing within the demise of the lady, at round 7.40am.The drive reported a blade might have been used within the alleged assault.The Civil Guard stated: "The injuries presented may correspond to an assault with a knife." Read extra from Sky News:American XL bully canine to be banned after assaults, Rishi Sunak saysSara Sharif's father, stepmother and uncle seem in court docket charged with homicideAn 82-year-old Norwegian man has been arrested in reference to the demise and is at the moment in custody.The Civil Guard adde...

DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities sealed off an inundated metropolis on Friday to permit search groups to dig by the mud and hollowed-out buildings for 10,000 individuals lacking and feared lifeless after the official toll from flooding soared previous 11,000. Authorities warned that illness and explosives shifted by the waters may take but extra lives. ...

A prosecutor has requested a restraining order banning Luis Rubiales from contacting Jenni Hermoso or getting inside 500m of her.Rubiales was at a Madrid court docket on Friday to be questioned by a decide wanting into his kiss of the Spanish footballer. The state prosecutors' workplace mentioned he denied sexual assault and coercion through the listening to.The decide was additionally requested to make Rubiales attend court docket each 15 days to stop him fleeing the nation.There was uproar after the previous head of Spain's soccer federation kissed Hermoso through the presentation on the World Cup remaining in August. She mentioned she did not consent to it - one thing Rubiales disputes.He lastly stepped down on Sunday after resisting fierce calls to resign, however Spanish...

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is predicted on Capitol Hill and on the White House subsequent week as he visits the U.S. through the United Nations General Assembly. ...

A world policing operation has dismantled an organised crime group which intercepted video alerts from 2022 World Cup matches and different sporting occasions for quick bets to realize a bonus on bookmakers.Interpol stated 23 suspects had been arrested thus far, together with one of many heads of the networks additionally implicated in fixing worldwide desk tennis occasions. It was an operation involving the Spanish nationwide police, the Spanish tax company and Europol.A dealer from what's described as a "major bookmaker" has additionally been arrested after colluding to validate on-line bets that the community positioned after gaining info from matches earlier than it reached betting firms.There is a delay on the HD tv feeds being transmitted from stadiums to TV screens glo...

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court justices on Wednesday started deciding whether or not to convict defendants accused of storming prime authorities workplaces on Jan. 8 in an alleged bid to forcefully restore former President Jair Bolsonaro to workplace. ...