Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP) – Just days after Ukrainian forces entered the city, President Volodymyr Zelensky pays a surprise visit to Kherson, where he sings the national anthem and praises his country’s people and services. On Friday, Russia withdrew around 30,000 troops from the southern Kherson region.
Istanbul (AFP) – An attack on Sunday targeted the beating heart of Istanbul, Turkey’s main city and economic capital, killing at least six people and injuring dozens. On Monday morning, Istanbul Police released footage of a young woman being arrested in connection with the attack, which Turkish authorities have accused the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) of being behind.
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) – Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter and Tesla, appears virtually at the B20, a business summit occurring alongside the G20 in Bali. “Twitter for sure, I think, needs to be a lot more on video” he says of the social media giant be bought for $44 billion late last month. Speaking about the future of another of his businesses, Tesla, Musk explains “that making a much more affordable vehicle would make a lot of sense.”
Beijing (AFP) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, says the country hopes “the US will work together with China, appropriately keep differences in check…and avoid misunderstandings and misjudgements”, ahead of a meeting between President, Xi Jinping, and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, on Monday, ahead of the G20 summit in Bali.
Brussels (AFP) – Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union’s member states hold a meeting in Brussels to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Western Balkans.
Istanbul (AFP) – On Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, a popular shopping destination for locals and tourists, people lay flowers in memory of the six who died in an explosion which tore through the street on Sunday afternoon. No individual or group has claimed the attack.
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Bali, Indonesia for a summit of the Group of 20 major economies, the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 leaders’ summit where he will hold talks with US president Joe Biden, with rivalry between the world’s top two economies intensifying sharply. IMAGES
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touched down on the Indonesian island Bali on Monday, joining leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies. Albanese said he will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, a first leader meeting between the two countries after years of soured relations. IMAGES
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese touched down on the Indonesian island Bali on Monday, joining leaders from the world’s 20 largest economies. Albanese said he will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, a first leader meeting between the two countries after years of soured relations. IMAGES
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lands in Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 summit, hours after his home city of Istanbul was rocked by an explosion that authorities blamed on Kurdish separatists. IMAGES
London (AFP) – King Charles III lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in London during his first UK Remembrance Day service as King. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also lays a wreath during the ceremony honouring UK and Commonwealth war dead. IMAGES
