Top 10 world news: UK PM Truss resigns, Russian missile over Black Sea, and more

Liz Truss announced on Thursday that she will be stepping down as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid concerns regarding her leadership and the economy. Truss will be the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. In other news,The conflict in Ukraine saw a surprising escalation on Thursday as a Russian fighter jet was reported to have earlier attacked a plane from the British Royal Air Force near the Black Sea.

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Liz Truss announced on Thursday that she will be stepping down as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid concerns regarding her leadership and the economy. Truss will be the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history.

The conflict in Ukraine saw a surprising escalation on Thursday as a Russian fighter jet was reported to have earlier attacked a plane from the British Royal Air Force near the Black Sea.

The Japanese yen continue to lose ground as it went past the 150-mark against the United States dollar on Thursday – the highest since 1990. It has been a tough time for the Japanese economy as the currency has weakened quite a bit and it has prompted an emergency Bank of Japan meeting.

A UK Conservative Party official said that the election to elect the next British prime minister would held on October 28.Amidst uncertainty over who is going to take over the reins, discussions are already abound on the potential contenders replacing Truss.

The Brexit was an extremely polarising event in British history and a new report shows that it led to a drop of almost 16 per cent when it comes to trade from the United Kingdom to Europe. When it comes to trade from Europe to the UK, the figures showed that trade suffered by almost 20 per cent.

Malaysia will go to polls on November 19, officials said Thursday. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for a snap election to restore political stability and dissolved the parliament earlier this month. He is trying to shore up his slim majority in the 222-member legislature.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says that he is excited about buying Twitter despite "overpaying" for the social media company. Musk was speaking during a call about the electric vehicle maker's quarterly report. He had earlier tried to back out of the $44 billion deal.

Less than two weeks from the run-off elections to decide Brazil's next president, the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and the challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are mathematically tied, said a new poll published on Wednesday (October 19).

In a major win for former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) decided to withdraw appeals in corruption cases against him, ARY News reported. The corruption cases were registered against the PPP co-chairman 25 years ago.

The T20 World Cup 2022 edition's qualifying round has seen plenty of drama and action. On Thursday (October 20), Sri Lanka defeated the Netherlands by 16 runs to enter the Super 12 round whereas Namibia's loss to the UAE in their last face-off resulted in the Dutch line-up also progressing ahead, into the main draw of the competition.