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Security groups loyal to the Kremlin are moving to take control of Wagner’s military forces in Ukraine and Africa in the wake of the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Mercenary groups with ties to Russian security forces and oligarchs close to the Kremlin are moving to absorb thousands of Wagner soldiers. In doing so, the Kremlin is seeking to commandeer experienced troops for the war in Ukraine and retain the influence Wagner had earned in parts of Africa.

SEOUL—For more than four years, Kim Jong Un has stayed inside his country’s borders, focused on a deadly virus, a stifled economy and a corrupt elite. Now, the North Korean leader, U.S. officials said, could be planning his first foreign trip to Russia for a meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Premier Li Qiang will attend the G20 Summit in India which is scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10 in the national capital, instead of President Xi Jinping. That would make him the second major leader after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to skip the event.

Reuters, the uncompromising positions on the conflict have resulted in a lack of consensus, to the extent that not even a single joint statement has been reached in the approximately 20 ministerial meetings held under India's G20 presidency this year. Consequently, it falls upon the leaders to navigate these challenges and attempt to find potential solutions.

Group of 20 (G20) major economies will start a summit in India's capital on Saturday to try to find solutions to some of the world's pressing problems amid a deep geopolitical divide over the war in Ukraine that threatens any progress.Here is a look at who is attending, who is not and who might be:U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN Biden has confirmed his attendance.

G20 Summit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the focus should be on the position taken by countries on key burning issues than on the levels of representations at the conclave. «At the end of the day, countries are represented by whoever they have chosen to represent them.

G20 summit in New Delhi. That would make him the second major leader after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to skip the event.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports

Russia's Vladimir Putin says there will be no new deal on shipping grain through Black Sea until West meets his demands

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has meet with Vladimir Putin in a bid to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July

By Pavel Polityuk, Tom Balmforth and Luiza Ilie

Vladimir Putin said Monday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won't be restored until the West meets its obligations to facilitate Russian agricultural exports. Putin made the statement after talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who along with the U.N. brokered the deal seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin told Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that Russia was open to discussions about the Black Sea (NYSE:SE) grain deal, an agreement that helped get Ukraine's grain to market and thus ease a global food crisis.

In a surprising turn of events, Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted not to attend the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in India. This decision, which follows his recent participation in the BRICS summit in South Africa, raises significant questions about the G20’s status as the premier global leadership forum.

Also Read: Ahead of G20 Summit, ‘Delhi Banega Khalistan’ slogan found in over 5 metro stations; probe on The graffiti, featuring phrases like 'Delhi Banega Khalistan' and 'Khalistan Referendum Zindabad,' was discovered spray-painted in black at various metro stations, including Punjabi Bagh, Shivaji Park, Madipur, Paschim Vihar, Udyog Nagar, Maharaja Surajmal Stadium, and Nangloi, all located in western Delhi. Authorities have raised suspicions that Pannun's audio message has revealed his affiliations with the ISI and their agenda referred to as K2 (Kashmir-Khalistan).

Narendra Modi are scheduled to engage in one-on-one discussions on Friday evening. Speaking about his visit to India and Vietnam, Biden said, "I want a little more ...

Danube River port infrastructure that is critical to Ukraine's grain exports, injuring at least two people in the attack on southern parts of the Odesa region on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. The Danube has become Ukraine's main route for exporting grain since July, when Russia quit a U.N. and Turkey-brokered deal that had given safe passage to Kyiv's exports of grains, oilseeds and vegetables oils via the Black Sea. Sunday's attack took place the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan are due to hold talks in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Turkey has been pressing to revive the grain deal. Ukraine's South Military Command said on social media that at least two civilians were injured in the early morning attack on what it called «civil infrastructure of the Danube». The Ukrainian Air Force said air defence systems shot down 22 of the 25 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Russia.

(Reuters) -Russian drones hit Danube River port infrastructure that is critical to Ukraine's grain exports, injuring at least two people in the attack on southern parts of the Odesa region on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said.

G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9 and 10. The arrangements will be a showcase for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's growing presence on the world stage. The two-day summit will have the most high-profile guest list India has ever welcomed, from US President Biden to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman.

Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov on Sunday expressed regret over his light-hearted remarks about Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that had raised a few eyebrows and said he only meant that Lavrov was much admired. In an interaction with media persons on Friday, a journalist asked Alipov about Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to skip the G20 summit and jocularly referred to how he is popular among Russian women and that it would have been nice if he had come to India. In a lighter vein, the envoy thanked the person who asked the question for the remarks and said, «Lavrov is married, by the way.

Russia's military, the deputy chair of the Russian Security Council, former President Dmitry Medvedev, said on Sunday. Visiting Russia's Far East, Medvedev said he was meeting local officials to work on efforts to beef up the armed forces. «According to the Ministry of Defence, since Jan. 1, about 280,000 people have been accepted into the ranks of the Armed Forces on a contract basis,» including reservists, state news agency TASS quoted Medvedev as saying. Last year Russia announced a plan to expand its combat personnel more than 30% to 1.5 million, an ambitious task made harder by its heavy but undisclosed casualties in Moscow's war against Ukraine. Some Russian lawmakers suggested Russia needs a professional army 7-million strong to ensure the country's security — a move that would require a huge budget allowance.President Vladimir Putin ordered a «partial mobilisation» of 300,000 reservists in September 2022, prompting hundreds of thousands of others to flee Russia to avoid being sent to fight.