North Korea leader Kim Jong Un set for big visit to Russia

North Korea officially confirmed on Monday that its leader, Kim Jong Un, will visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin.

North Korea officially confirmed on Monday that its leader, Kim Jong Un, will visit Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin.

African leaders on Sunday, gave the junta in Niger one week to relinquish power or face potential forceful intervention, while also imposing financial sanctions on the coup leaders.

South Africa's opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaking at a party event.

Tensions escalate as Russia refuses to extend the deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, prompting outrage from the United Nations (UN).

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to "kill each other" during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group.

In a surprising turn of events, the chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, will travel to Belarus and avoid facing charges after calling off his troops' advance on Moscow.

The head of the Wagner mercenary group said Saturday he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow's military leadership, saying he and his 25,000 fighters were "ready to die".

The recent peace mission undertaken by an African delegation to Ukraine and Russia has sparked controversy and raised questions about the diplomatic approach taken.

The African National Congress (ANC) has revealed that Russia has warned against the attempt to arrest President Vladimir Putin during the upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Russia next week for his first trip to Moscow in nearly four years.