Category: World

Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew to New York for the annual UN General Assembly, where he delivered a speech Tuesday in his trademark military fatigues urging the world to stand firm against Russia.

At the African Union, officials praised me move, indicating it could elevate the voice of the continent. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the AU Commission Chairperson, said the decision was long overdue.

Wearing a black suit and flanked by uniformed defence officials, North Korean state media images showed an unsmiling Kim waving from the doorway of his heavily armoured private train with green-and-gold livery as it departed Pyongyang Station Sunday evening.

G20 host and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the Pan-African organisation to become a permanent member, arguing developing nations need a greater say in global decision-making.

"With everyone's approval, I request the African Union head to take his seat as a permanent G20 member," Modi said in his opening address, banging a ceremonial gavel.

Burkina Faso, as well as Mali, are currently ruled by military juntas that severed military ties with France, a former colonial power, and bolstered relations with Russia.

The head of the mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia's military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said.

Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted of killing five baby boys and two baby girls, making her the UK's most prolific child serial killer in modern history. 

The Kremlin and the defence ministry were yet to react.

The case -- relying on laws typically used to bring down mobsters -- is the fourth targeting the 77-year-old Republican this year and could lead to a watershed moment, the first televised trial of a former president in US history.