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The twin-turboprop Beechcraft Super King Air had just taken off from Newcastle Airport north of Sydney when its pilot raised the alarm, officials said.

Thousands of residents in British Columbia were evacuated Sunday, and some residents in Alberta have been asked to prepare to leave.

Anything other than a win against United for Mikel Arteta’s team could have seen City clinch the title with victory at Tottenham on Tuesday.

In Mexico, there were no immediate reports of damage, but more mountainous, remote parts of the border are prone to landslides.

British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said that 22-year-old Amandeep Singh was already in custody for unrelated firearms charges.

Separatists have held the regional government for more than a decade, but previous polling shows support for secession has shrunk.

Online footage shared by locals showed thick plumes of smoke rising high into the sky with houses in the foreground. In some photos, haze seemed to cover wide areas.

Photos taken from all over the world show bright-colored skies across Europe, New Zealand and in the U.S., where it was visible farther south than usual.

In San Luis Potosí at least four people died due to heat stroke and six more deaths are under investigation, according to local health services.

Switzerland has won the song contest for the first time since Céline Dion claimed the trophy in 1988, seeing off competition from Croatia and Israel.

Russia’s defense ministry said its forces had taken five border villages in the Kharkiv region, but the area's Ukrainian governor said the fight for control was ongoing.