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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...

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Tuesday.If Nick Reiner is convicted of the murders of his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner,...

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...

Elena Rybakina won the U.S. Open women’s singles tournament last week, defeating reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final face-off. Now, the 27-year-old is ranked the number one female player in the world. But just 10 years ago, the...

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...

Soldiers in the African nation of Eswatini accidentally shot two U.S. government personnel last week, the country's government said. The U.S. personnel were...