Un has stoked fears of an all-out World War 3 after he told Russia's top diplomat that North Korea is ready to "unconditionally support" all of Moscow's actions to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is on a three-day visit to North Korea and held high-level talks with the country's leader on Saturday (July 12).

Moscow's defense ministry said it had captured Myrne, calling the village by its Soviet name "Karl Marx." Ukraine has "eliminated" two people said to be behind the killing of a secret service officer.

They talked about strengthening close coordination between the two countries in the international arena. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.

Fatigue over the war in Ukraine and U.S.-led foreign aid cuts are jeopardising efforts to support people fleeing hardship, the head of the U.N. migration agency warned in an interview on Friday.

UN agencies on Thursday warned of devastating recent attacks across Ukraine due to Russian strikes, record civilian casualties recorded last month – and growing deprivation facing children under fire across the country.