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TAIPEI Taiwan's air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median

Photographer Peter Ford says he cried when he saw his book in president Zelensky's hands.

Floodwaters are receding following the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, but debris washed along the Dnipro river is turning Odesa's Black Sea coastline into "a garbage dump and animal cemetery," according to Ukrainian authorities.

An "ambitious" all-Ireland rail review is understood to be delayed because of the Stormont crisis.

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A comedian in New York who joked about the safety of Malaysian planes in an apparent reference to the disappearance of flight MH370 has sparked a heated backlash in Malaysia and Singapore.

A library in western Washington state recently received a book so long overdue, World War II was happening when it was last checked out.

The North Carolina Republican Party voted to formally censure Sen. Thom Tillis at the party's annual convention in Greensboro on Saturday, with at least one delegate citing Tillis' support for LGBTQ+ rights and immigration reform for the decision.

A first-of-its kind trial in Montana will decide if the constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law

The Confederation of British Industry has been abandoned by major sponsors of its annual conference, posing another challenge

A US citizen has been detained in Russia on drug trafficking charges, local reports said. According to Moscow’s courts of general jurisdiction, the man was detained on Saturday when “the Khamovniki District Court of Moscow took a preventive measure against an American citizen”. In a statement on Telegram, the court described the man as a “former paratrooper and musician” who is now “accused of engaging in the narcotics business through attracting young people”. “A preventative measure in the form of detention was taken,” the statement added, according to CNN. Russia’s TASS news agency quoted a US State Department spokesperson as saying that the US was aware of the reports that an American had been detained in Moscow. “The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens abroad. We are aware of reports of the recent arrest of a US citizen in Moscow,” the spokesperson said. “When a US citizen is detained overseas, the Department pursues consular access as soon as possible and works to provide all appropriate consular assistance. Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment.” The man will reportedly remain in custody in Moscow until 6 August 2023. Russian media reported that the US citizen is charged with large-scale illegal production, sale or trafficking of narcotic drugs. The US state department reportedly declined to identify the man citing privacy considerations but the Russian local media revealed the identity of the American. Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary