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Reporters asked the president if the balloon - which China denies was for surveillance - would be shot down, after it was spotted by civilians in Billings, Montana, earlier this week

A woman has been left speechless after her landlord charged her a $200 (£166) one off fee for having a pet goldfish, in addition to an extra £12 in monthly 'pet rent'

Hero British volunteers Chris Parry, 28, and colleague Andrew Bagshaw, 47, were confirmed dead last month as they performed a rescue in an area of intense military action in Ukraine

Urban explorer Dave has taken incredible photos of a "mind-blowing" mansion in Northern Ontario, Canada that was beautifully decorated by its owners complete with brightly coloured rooms

A video shared on Twitter showed residents in Yakutsk, Russia, plunging themselves into the ice cold waters of the Lena River to mark the Orthodox Epiphany

The attack happened at a plant in the Belgorod region which borders Ukraine. An oil depot at or near the plant is said to have exploded with fire damage to the Borisovsky Bridge Metal Structures Plant

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to Beijing after a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon was earlier spotted soaring over the city of Billings in Montana, US

Love Island fans got a glimpse of Ron Hall's lavish family home on Love Island: Aftersun. His huge Essex home boasts a sprawling garden, games room, four ovens and a dining table for ten

Simone Malik, from Bradford, a portrait artist with a special talent for facial recognition, believes that specific facial features can prove whether Vladimir Putin has been using a body double

Momo, a white-handed gibbon, shocked staff at a Nagasaki zoo after becoming pregnant as she was living in her own cage and was not in contact with any other male monkey

Video footage of an apparent explosion over Billings, in Montana, where the Chinese spy balloon was last seen has gone viral but officials have denied there has been an incident in the area

Elon Musk has been found not guilty by a jury of deceiving Tesla investors with tweets in 2018 that cost them billions, according to estimates, as he claimed he had funding to take the company private

John Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, made a bid to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest with his song Hawaii, which is dedicated to his wife Nora

The den is decked out with carpet, lights, paintings, furniture and even board games, but the entire structure is at risk of being destroyed after a complaint was lodged

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s intelligence analysts believe Ukraine’s troops have destroyed 3,215 of Moscow’s tanks, 298 warplanes and 6,388 armoured personnel vehicles

Sources say axing Alexander Bortnikov could be seen as an attempt to pin the blame on Vladimir Putin's failing war against Ukraine or even to prevent a possible coup among figures vying for prowess

Most people wait until after their shift to do the food shopping, especially if they provide public transport but that didn't stop this bus driver pulling over mid-journey to pick up a plantain

Donald Trump claimed to play 'matchmaker' for Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson - and spoke about their honeymoon at his Mar-a-Lago home

Jo Ann Ussery's remarkable project went on to inspire others with one man now even holding festivals where the artists perform on the wings of his home in Hillsboro, Oregon, US

Oleksiy Danilov believes the Russian army will try to recreate the day they invaded again: “You will see them unleash their cruise missiles and try to advance"

China said the ominous balloon was a civilian “airship” used for meteorological research and due to its limited steering capability, it had “deviated far from its planned course

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reportedly warned the West that something major is being planned to "gain the world's attention" on the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion

A possible Chinese spy balloon has been spotted flying over the United States which is being tracked by its military with the Pentagon choosing against shooting it down due to risk to life

Grant Shapps has urged companies to suspend fitting the meters following reports that British Gas had been sending debt collectors to "break into" customers' homes

Musa Hasahya Kasera admits to not knowing all of his children's names - and has even less recall when it comes to remembering the names of his staggering 578 grandchildren