John Sparks

1 month ago | news.sky.com | John Sparks

It was a welcome party of sorts, and it was assembled near arrivals at Heathrow's Terminal 5. A few people clutched flowers, others brought presents, while everyone carried a sense of relief. Two children from Gaza had been given permission to enter Britain for specialist medical care and the pair would arrive on the evening flight from Cairo.

2 months ago | news.sky.com | John Sparks |James Mathews

Canada will head to the polls on 28 April to choose a new prime minister. What seemed like a clear-cut race for the opposition Conservatives, who had enjoyed a double-digit lead over the Liberals before Mr Trudeau resigned, has turned into the Liberals gaining a lead in the polls - with the election called against the backdrop of a trade war with the US and threats from Donald Trump to make Canada part of America. Here is everything you need to know. What political parties are in the running?

2 months ago | news.sky.com | John Sparks

It is not like Sudan's brutal civil war has been forgotten. The horrific consequences of a power struggle between two factions who once served the same government, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) - and their rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - have been documented by journalists and aid groups and acknowledged by politicians in the West.

Mar 10, 2025 | news.sky.com | John Sparks

Here is a question that Canadians are now asking themselves. When Donald Trump gets worked up about his neighbours to the north, as he seems to do most days as US president, will he refer to the new leader of Canada's Liberal Party - and the country's incoming prime minister - as "Governor Mark Carney?"Mr Trump has taunted Canada's outgoing leader Justin Trudeau by referring to him as "Governor Trudeau" and riled the rest of the country's 40 million inhabitants, by calling it "the 51st state".

Feb 3, 2025 | news.sky.com | John Sparks

As the geographical spread of US President Donald Trump's pronouncements increases, so do the furrowed worry lines of leaders worldwide. Day 14 of the Trump presidency brought threats of a global trade war and news of the likely demise of USAID - the US international aid and development agency. But the 78-year-old also spent his time complaining that "South Africa is confiscating land" and "certain classes of People" were being treated "VERY BADLY" in a post on his Truth Social website.