Ukrainian president to address the UN general assembly and meet with Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, with Donald Trump expected to snub US visit.   11:10 Russia’s parliament Wednesday voted in favour of a bill to ban the adoption of Russian children in countries where gender reassignment is legal,

The specifics of Mr Zelensky’s blueprint have been kept under wraps until it can be formally presented to US President Joe Biden.

The victory plan that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will present to the White House this week asks the Biden administration to do something it has not achieved in the two and a half years since Russia invaded Ukraine: act quickly to support Kyiv's campaign.

Ukraine abides by international humanitarian law and does not target civilians during its current incursion into Russia's western Kursk region, Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. Earlier on Monday,

Russia launched a major missile and drone attack into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday coinciding with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the U.S. this week, where the Ukrainian leader is seeking American and international support for Kyiv's "victory plan.

A group of prominent Latin American former foreign ministers and human rights advocates has urged António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, to suspend Russia from the UN General Assembly over its actions in Ukraine,

"An operation is underway in the Kursk region," reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the latest military report, the Russian Federation's army continues to launch strikes on its own territory in the direction of the Kursk region to combat the Ukrainians stationed there.