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Kyiv — Russia targeted the plane carrying Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy twice in recent weeks, Zelenskyy told CBS News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. "In Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that's why they...

On Monday, police said that one of them was Elizabeth Moselakgomo, a runner whose disappearance last week sparked a frantic and public search for her.President Ramaphosa said he had directed that the cases be prioritised: "Our law enforcement agencies...

The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities.Russia and China responded by warning of an arms race in space.However, according to the BBC's Defence correspondent Jonathan...

Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says.Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port...

Ed Sheeran has posted a long statement on Instagram, saying it was not his decision to drop Macklemore from his current US tour.The US rapper - whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty - was ejected from the line-up after...

The US defence department's inspector general says the war with Iran has led to "shortfalls" in munitions and a bottleneck in resupply, contradicting President Donald Trump who has repeatly denied the US is facing shortages. Trump has claimed US...

Police in Malawi are investigating the kidnapping of a British national who was abducted in the southern African nation's main city, Blantyre.Nusrat Osman, 47, was seized at around 12:30 local time on Friday by four men who had been...

All flights have been suspended from one of Italy's busiest airports because of volcanic ash released from nearby Mount Etna. It is the second time in recent months that Catania International Airport, on the island of Sicily, has stopped...

The number of people aged 100 or more in Japan has exceeded 100,000 for the first time, according to the health ministry.Figures show Japan is now home to 107,677 centenarians, the highest number in the world, of which 88%...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has pitched Canada as a "safe harbour" for some of the world's largest investors to spend their money in an era of geopolitical and economic uncertainty.The country is "perfectly situated to build in the new...