World news headlines LIVE updates: Ukrainian President Zelensky wants to address UNGA when Ukraine conflict completes one year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to visit the United Nations (UN) to address a high-level meeting of the 193-member General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's February 24 offensive, a senior foreign official from Ukraine's foreign ministry told news agency Associated Press on Friday (January 13). Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova said that President Zelensky would want to come to the UN, adding he has a will or intention to come. “But it’s still a question if there will be a security situation that will allow him (Zelensky) to come, Dzhaparova added.

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At least three police personnel were killed in an overnight assault at a police station in Peshawar, Pakistan. Geo news reported that the assault was launched by terrorists in the region who initiated gunfires. The Senior superintendent of police operations Kashif Aftab said that the police station came under attack with grenades and sniper guns fitted with night vision thermal goggles. 

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Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency rose 4.6 per cent to cross USD 20,000 mark for the first time in over two months on Saturday (January 14). Bitcoin rose to attain value of USD 20,853 at 01:01 GMT on Saturday. It added USD 922 to previous value at which it closed.

As China has dismantled most of its zero-Covid curbs allowing citizens to travel abroad for the Lunar New Year holiday, many Chinese nationals are seeking new homes in Southeast Asia. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Saturday (January 14), property agents and immigration experts are witnessing a rise in inquiries from Chinese nationals regarding residency in Thailand, condos in Malaysia and offices in Singapore. 

After the scandal over alleged Qatari and Morrocoo influence peddling, the European Parliament will disclose measures to clamp down on corruption. 

On Thursday, Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, presented an anti-corruption package with 14 measures to prevent the repetition of a bribery scam like the one that put vice-President Eva Kaili behind bars. 

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Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died due to a heart attack. The 76-year-old veteran leader passed away in Punjab on Jan 14 morning. The Congress MP collapsed during a foot march in Punjab's Phillaur. 

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An explosion occurred on Friday, in a gas pipeline between Lithuania and Latvia, while no immediate evidence of the attack was found after an initial assessment, the “investigation will cover all possible options”, said the Lithuanian gas transmission operator Amber Grid. A video posted by the local media shows fire raging at the blast site in northern Lithuania’s Panevezys County, near the Latvian border.

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The US declared to send a delegation to Cuba in the upcoming week to revive discussions between the two administrations over law enforcement problems. 

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According to reports, officials have confirmed that at least nine people have been killed, after a major storm system-induced series of tornadoes barreled through parts of Georgia and Alabama in the United States, on Thursday. 

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Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency said on Saturday (January 14) that British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari had been executed. 

Mizan in a tweet said, "Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death on charges of corruption on earth and extensive action against the country’s internal and external security through espionage for the British government's intelligence service ... was executed."

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Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has assertively refused to step down amid protests and roadblocks in the South American country. 

"Some voices that have come from the violent and radical factions are asking for my resignation, provoking the population into chaos, disorder and destruction," Boluarte said in an address broadcast on state TV Friday night.

"I will not resign. My commitment is with Peru."