International News from Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will press for stronger pressure on Moscow as he meets allies in Denmark and France on Wednesday after Russian forces launched a sweeping air attack on Ukraine, damaging energy and transport infrastructure.

Afghanistan airdropped commandos on Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble of homes in mountainous eastern areas ravaged by earthquakes this week that have killed 1,400, as it ramped up efforts to deliver food, shelter and medical supplies.

Widespread flooding has hit several parts of northern India, officials said, with more thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday as local media reported that 10,000 people were evacuated from the river banks in capital Delhi.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country's largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

The US military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration's recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has called on all Libyan parties to lessen tensions and resolve differences through dialogue following recent buildup of military forces near the capital, Tripoli.