In international news, a search is underway for a Japanese fighter jet that disappeared from radar during a flight exercise in northern Japan.

The F-35A stealth jet went missing yesterday, and a search and rescue operation is underway for the missing jet and pilot, who is a man in his 40s.

Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters the cause of the plane’s disappearance is not yet known, and 12 other F-35s will be grounded.