JOHANNESBURG -- The Group of Twenty (G20) Summit opened here Saturday, marking the first time the event is being held in Africa.

Under the theme "Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability," the two-day event highlights a pivotal moment for Africa as it seeks to elevate its role in global governance and advance development priorities shared across the Global South. (South Africa-G20)

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BELEM, Brazil -- The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) on Saturday approved a document titled "Global Mutirao: Uniting humanity in a global mobilization against climate change" during its closing session. (Brazil-COP30)

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KIEV -- Delegations from Ukraine and the United States will hold consultations in Switzerland in the coming days on the possible parameters of a future peace agreement with Russia, Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said Saturday.

"This is another stage of the dialogue that has been ongoing in recent days and is primarily aimed at aligning our vision for the next steps," Umerov wrote on Facebook.

He stressed that Ukraine is approaching the peace process "with a clear understanding of its interests." (Ukraine-U.S.-Consultations)

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HANOI -- The number of people killed by severe flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 72 as of Saturday afternoon, local daily VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.

Thirteen people remain unaccounted for, according to the report. (Vietnam-Floods)

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ABUJA -- The number of students and teachers who were abducted after suspected terrorists attacked a school in Nigeria's central state of Niger on Friday has risen from 227 to 315, said the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday.

In a statement, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the CAN in Niger State, provided an update on the incident and the number of victims, saying that the organization carried out a verification exercise and made further inquiries with parents whose children were thought to have escaped during the attack. Enditem