Day: September 4, 2023

Ukraine launched drone attacks on the Kursk region of Russia overnight from Sunday to Monday, the Russian forces shot down two drones after midnight.  The governor did not say which building was damaged in the Sunday evening drone attack, but a news outlet claimed the drone debris fell on the roof of the security services building.  One of Russia’s biggest nuclear plants is about 4 kilometers from Kurchatov, but there were no reports the plant was affected or targeted.  Drone attacks on Russian targets, especially in Crimea, annexed by Moscow…

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Summit in Delhi, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a brief statement.  Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, India- the statement added.  No reason was given for the Chinese leader’s absence and he is also skipping the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and East Asia summits in Indonesia’s Jakarta later this week, a news agency reported.  Mr. Jinping is the second world leader to skip the summit…

India held the third G20 working group meeting on tourism on May 22 in Srinagar.  Delegates of all G20 countries, barring China, visited the picturesque Valley for the event.  China, a G20 member, and Pakistan, which is not a member of the bloc, had objected to the decision to hold one of the events in Kashmir, which they call “disputed”.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it is natural for India to hold G20 meetings in every part of its territory.  ‘By the time India’s G20 presidency term ends, over…

Ukraine President Zelenskyy replaces defence minister Oleksii Reznikov with Rustem Umerov.  Zelenskyy made the announcement stating that there was a need for a new leadership.”  Umerov, 41, a politician with the opposition Holos party, has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022.  Last month, the Ministry of Defence was hit by a scandal over its procurement of military jackets.  US President Joe Biden said that he is aware of this, but refused to comment.  Zelenskyy fired ambassador to the UK over response to “not…

US President Joe Biden, along with more than two dozen world leaders, is scheduled to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi that is being hosted by Prime Minister Modi.  United States President Joe Biden has said that he’s looking forward to his India visit to attend the G20 Summit.  The summit is likely to be attended by 29 heads of state as well as top officials of the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organizations.  Biden said he was disappointed that Chinese President Xi…