Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, where he will call for international cooperation and reforms to the world body.

A United Nations expert says the human rights situation in Russia has "significantly deteriorated" since the country invaded Ukraine in February last year.

Russia's state-run TASS news agency has reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Russian far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is located in the Khabarovsk region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to reporters on Wednesday about his country's "new stage of relations" with North Korea. He did not offer up details on any weapons deals with the North but instead blamed Western leaders for providing arms to Ukraine.

N.Korea launches apparent ballistic missiles, Japan's Defense Ministry says

Heavy rains and flooding in Libya have killed at least 150 people.

US President Joe Biden is joining other leaders of the Group of 20 nations for their upcoming summit in India. He left for New Delhi on Thursday.

A senior White House official has warned that North Korea would pay a price if it supplies weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will begin a seven-day tour of Indonesia and India on Tuesday. He is scheduled to attend the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Group of 20 summit.

A summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has failed to bring Russia back into an agreement that had allowed Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has decided to replace defense minister Oleksii Reznikov.

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced he is stepping down. He tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday, saying it is time to "invest" in his family and in himself.