An Israeli airstrike hit a school and killed at least 16 people in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to Nasser Hospital.

HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has said they do not intend to enter any conflict ‘because there is general exhaustion in Syria’.

The Foreign Secretary said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains proscribed but ‘as you would expect’ the Government has spoken to the group.

Pope Francis urged people to “make children” as he made his first papal visit to the French island of Corsica on Sunday.

The UK and Australia are also trying to develop underwater capability and share information. Australia is to equip its Hunter Class frigates with Thales’s 2087 sonar which could contribute around £45 ...