NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday a deadly explosion in Poland was probably the result of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire but that Russia bears "ultimate responsibility" for the war.

Leaders of the Group of 20 countries condemned "in the strongest possible terms" Russia's invasion of Ukraine in their joint declaration released on Wednesday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that it is "absolutely essential" to avoid escalating the Ukraine war after a deadly missile strike in NATO member Poland killed two people.

Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his intention to run for the White House once again in the 2024 presidential election.

The United States and its NATO allies are investigating the blast that killed two in Poland, but early information suggests it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia, US President Joe Biden said.

Poland's president said there was no clear evidence of who fired the missile that killed two people in a Polish village on Tuesday, adding that it was "most probably Russian-made".

Two people died in an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, firefighters said on Tuesday.

Government ministers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries yesterday began the hard slog of finding common ground for a deal at the annual UN climate summit, as host country Egypt assured that the slow-moving talks were still on track.

Russia faced mounting diplomatic pressure yesterday to end its war in Ukraine, as G20 allies and critics alike rued the painful global impact of nearly nine months of conflict.

Campaigners yesterday urged leaders at the COP27 summit and big tech companies to formally crack down on climate disinformation that undermines efforts to limit the deadly impacts of global warming.

Former US president Donald Trump was expected to launch another White House bid yesterday, even as another one of his fellow election deniers lost a key race in last week’s midterms.

The EU vowed to step up its emissions cuts at UN climate talks yesterday as developing nations admonished rich polluters for falling short on efforts to help them cope with global warming.

Two people died in an explosion in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine, firefighters said yesterday.

Bangladesh abstained from voting in the UN General Assembly that adopted a resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine.

Two residential buildings in the Ukraine capital were hit by missiles on Tuesday, the mayor of Kyiv said, following reports that air raid sirens were sounding in all regions of the Ukraine.

Heavy rain triggered flash floods that cut off some inland towns in Australia's southeast on Monday, with fresh evacuation warnings issued for thousands of rural residents.

Now is the time to end Russia's “destructive” war and “save thousands of lives”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the G20 summit in Bali via video address on Tuesday.

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations.

Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations opened talks on Tuesday on the island of Bali, with a plea by host Indonesia for unity and concrete action to mend the global economy despite deep rifts over the war in Ukraine.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Group of 20 meetings in Bali, just days after hosting many world leaders, including President Joe Biden, for a summit in Phnom Penh.