Peng Yujiang was pulled 8,500m above sea level by a rare updraft called a ‘cloud suck’.
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Smokey Robinson files $500m case against rape accusers
The case accuses four ex-housekeepers of fabricating allegations as part of an “extortionate” lawsuit.
Mother who sold six-year-old daughter given life term in South Africa
Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.
Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
The biggest such move in years is condemned by the Palestinian presidency as a “dangerous escalation”.
Cassie Ventura needed stitches after Diddy beating, trial hears
Deonte Nash testified that he spent years witnessing the music mogul’s abuse and threats.
Rat-borne diseases cause crisis in Sarajevo
Health experts in Bosnia and Herzegovina are warning there is a serious public health problem in the capital.
Trump appears to set Putin ‘two-week’ deadline on Ukraine
The US president’s remarks on Wednesday come as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine.
Rosenberg: What a new Stalin statue says about Russia’s attempt to reshape history
A brand new statue of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been unveiled at a Metro station in Moscow.
Gaza warehouse broken into by ‘hordes of hungry people’, says WFP
Video footage shows crowds breaking into the warehouse and taking bags of flour and cartons of food.
Elon Musk leaves White House but says Doge will continue
Musk’s exit comes after he criticised the legislative centrepiece of the president’s agenda.