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| Ukraine round-up: UN nuclear safety call and Russia 'gets North Korean arms' | Ukraine round-up: UN nuclear safety call and Russia 'gets North Korean arms' |
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| The UN agency praised a depleted staff working in challenging circumstances | The UN agency praised a depleted staff working in challenging circumstances |
| The UN's nuclear agency says a security zone should be set up immediately to protect the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. | The UN's nuclear agency says a security zone should be set up immediately to protect the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. |
| The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued dire warnings in its first report since its inspectors gained access to the plant - including that shelling could lead to "unlimited release" of radioactive materials. | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) issued dire warnings in its first report since its inspectors gained access to the plant - including that shelling could lead to "unlimited release" of radioactive materials. |
| It also said Russian military equipment on-site could undermine the security of Europe's biggest nuclear plant. | It also said Russian military equipment on-site could undermine the security of Europe's biggest nuclear plant. |
| In its interim report, inspectors called for an immediate halt to fighting in the area. | In its interim report, inspectors called for an immediate halt to fighting in the area. |
| The UN team said they had seen some building damage but there was no immediate concern about nuclear material going missing. | The UN team said they had seen some building damage but there was no immediate concern about nuclear material going missing. |
| The report praised Ukrainian staff for keeping the plant going, but they said the high stress those staff are under could increase the risk of human error. | The report praised Ukrainian staff for keeping the plant going, but they said the high stress those staff are under could increase the risk of human error. |
| Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of targeting the nuclear site for months. | Both Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of targeting the nuclear site for months. |
| North Korea 'supplying arms to Russia' | North Korea 'supplying arms to Russia' |
| US officials say that Russia is being forced to buy military equipment from North Korea as sanctions bite, squeezing Moscow's ability to supply its military. | US officials say that Russia is being forced to buy military equipment from North Korea as sanctions bite, squeezing Moscow's ability to supply its military. |
| Russia is buying up millions of rockets and artillery shells from Pyongyang, a US official has said, for use in the war in Ukraine. | Russia is buying up millions of rockets and artillery shells from Pyongyang, a US official has said, for use in the war in Ukraine. |
| And Moscow could be forced to buy additional North Korean weaponry as the fighting drags on. | And Moscow could be forced to buy additional North Korean weaponry as the fighting drags on. |
| Ukraine's defence ministry tweeted a mocking response to the report - first carried by the New York Times - saying that it showed "Soviet weapons" had "exhausted their potential". | Ukraine's defence ministry tweeted a mocking response to the report - first carried by the New York Times - saying that it showed "Soviet weapons" had "exhausted their potential". |
| Ben Stiller and Sean Penn banned from Russia | Ben Stiller and Sean Penn banned from Russia |
| Stiller called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky his 'hero' during a meeting in June | Stiller called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky his 'hero' during a meeting in June |
| Stiller called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky his 'hero' during a meeting in June | Stiller called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky his 'hero' during a meeting in June |
| US actors Ben Stiller and Sean Penn are the latest to be added to Russia's "stop list" meaning they're banned from entering the country. | US actors Ben Stiller and Sean Penn are the latest to be added to Russia's "stop list" meaning they're banned from entering the country. |
| They join a bunch of big names, including fellow Hollywood star Morgan Freeman, US President Joe Biden and outgoing UK PM Boris Johnson. | They join a bunch of big names, including fellow Hollywood star Morgan Freeman, US President Joe Biden and outgoing UK PM Boris Johnson. |
| Russia and some Western nations have been exchanging rounds of sanctions - such as oligarchs linked to Vladimir Putin being issued with similar travel bans in the West. | Russia and some Western nations have been exchanging rounds of sanctions - such as oligarchs linked to Vladimir Putin being issued with similar travel bans in the West. |
| Stiller and Penn have been outspoken critics of Russia's invasion. | Stiller and Penn have been outspoken critics of Russia's invasion. |
| Stiller - who's a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency - called President Volodymyr Zelensky "my hero", when he met him on a trip to Ukraine in June. | Stiller - who's a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency - called President Volodymyr Zelensky "my hero", when he met him on a trip to Ukraine in June. |
| Russian citizens to pay €45 more for EU visas | Russian citizens to pay €45 more for EU visas |
| Meanwhile, the EU is continuing to act against Russia in response to the war - now planning to make it harder and more expensive for Russian citizens to enter the EU. | Meanwhile, the EU is continuing to act against Russia in response to the war - now planning to make it harder and more expensive for Russian citizens to enter the EU. |
| Under new proposals, Russian citizens face a lengthier application process which will see fees rise from €35 (£30; $34) to €80 (£69; $79). | Under new proposals, Russian citizens face a lengthier application process which will see fees rise from €35 (£30; $34) to €80 (£69; $79). |
| The EU says this will continue as long as Moscow wages its war of aggression. | The EU says this will continue as long as Moscow wages its war of aggression. |
| The proposals will undo an existing visa agreement with Moscow, which for 15 years had streamlined the visa process for Russians. | The proposals will undo an existing visa agreement with Moscow, which for 15 years had streamlined the visa process for Russians. |
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| Russia-Ukraine war | |
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| Ukraine |