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Video shows chaotic moments after Salman Rushdie attack - as suspect is charged with attempted murder

The suspect in the stabbing attack on Sir Salman Rushdie has been charged with attempted murder - as new footage shows the immediate aftermath of the assault.

Who is the suspect in Salman Rushdie attack? What we know so far

Sir Salman Rushdie's suspected attacker has been charged with attempted second degree murder.

Life is 'relatively normal' now, Rushdie said two weeks before stabbing

Sir Salman Rushdie said that after years of living in hiding and death threats his life was now "relatively normal" just weeks before he was attacked on stage.

JK Rowling and Stephen King express horror at Salman Rushdie stabbing - but in Iran the attack draws some praise

The stabbing of author Sir Salman Rushdie has shocked and horrified fellow writers and world leaders, with many praising him as a defender of free speech.

Police investigate 26,000 war crimes in Ukraine, with officials 'convinced' more to be uncovered

Police in Ukraine are investigating 26,000 war crimes committed by Russian soldiers and expect to uncover thousands more as land is retaken and towns and villages liberated, Sky News has been told.

'He was trying to escape the heat': One more casualty in Gaza's incurable conflict

Ibrahim Abu Salah was brought into Al Shifa, Gaza's central hospital, in the middle of the afternoon.

One killed and dozens injured as high winds cause Spanish festival stage collapse

One person has been killed and dozens injured after high winds caused parts of the main stage at a music festival in Spain to collapse, officials have said.

Farmers in 'water wars' in southern Spain as droughts threaten livelihoods

The water levels at one of the largest reservoirs in southern Spain are on the brink of running dry - threatening tourism and farming livelihoods.

More than 1,000 firefighters battling huge wildfire in France as 10,000 people evacuated

More than 1,000 firefighters are struggling to contain a huge wildfire that has destroyed a large area of pine forest in southwest France.

Russia is trying to 'threaten the whole world' by shelling Europe's largest nuclear plant, Zelenskyy warns

Russia has reached a new low and is trying to "threaten the whole world" by shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy has said.