Defending champion Yannick Bestaven led a flotilla of 40 yachts into the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday as the 10th edition of the solo, non-stop around-the-world Vendee Globe race got under way.

Russia's defence ministry said Sunday that it had downed 70 Ukrainian drones on Monday over six regions, including 34 over the region around the Russian capital Moscow.

Russia downed 32 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow overnight, the city's mayor said Sunday, in the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022.