#BREAKING Fire at key Ukrainian nuclear power plant -- Europe's largest -- after Russian strikes: plant spokesman
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Russian troops to stop attacking Europe's largest nuclear power plant after a fire broke out.
"If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire," Kuleba tweeted.
#BREAKING IAEA warns of 'severe danger' if Ukrainian nuclear reactors hit
#BREAKING Biden 'just spoke with Zelensky' about Ukraine nuclear station: senior US official
#BREAKING IAEA: Ukraine says 'no change' in radiation levels at nuclear plant
#BREAKING Ukrainian authorities say safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is now secured, after a fire broke out when the station came under fire from invading Russian forces.
"The director of the plant said that the nuclear safety is now guaranteed": Oleksandr Starukh
#BREAKING Biden urges Russia to allow emergency responders to Ukraine nuclear site
#BREAKING Ukraine says 'essential' equipment at nuclear plant not affected by fire, reports IAEA
VIDEO: Ukraine nuclear plant on fire after Russian shelling.
Europe's largest nuclear power plant was on fire Friday after the station came under fire from invading Russian forces, with Ukraine's foreign minister demanding an immediate ceasefire at the site to avoid disaster
#BREAKING Russian troops preventing firefighters from accessing blaze at nuclear plant: Ukrainian rescuers say
#UPDATE US President Biden urges Russia to cease firing on a Ukrainian power plant and to allow in emergency services.
Senior US official says "our latest information shows no indications of elevated levels of radiation, and we're monitoring closely"
#BREAKING Putin could 'threaten the safety of all of Europe': UK PM
#UPDATE Ukrainian emergency services say Russian troops are preventing them from extinguishing a fire that broke out at a nuclear power plant after it was struck by shelling.
"The invaders are not authorising Ukrainian public rescue units to begin extinguishing the fire"
#UPDATE British PM Johnson accuses Putin of endangering all of Europe, after invading Russian forces attack Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
"The Prime Minister said the reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe": Downing Street
#UPDATE Ukraine's emergency services say they have gained access to a nuclear power plant where a fire erupted after shelling by the Russian military.
"As of 05:20 at the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Energodar, State Emergency Service units went to put out the fire"
#BREAKING Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant 'extinguished': emergency services
#UPDATE Ukraine emergency services say they have extinguished a fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Kyiv blames Russian military shelling for the blaze.
"At 06:20 the fire in the training building of Zaporizhzhia NPP in Energodar was extinguished. There are no victims"
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#BREAKING Romania's constitutional court orders recount of first round of presidential vote: statement
#UPDATE Romania's constitutional court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes cast in the first round of the presidential election, after a rival far-right contender filed a legal challenge ➡️ u.afp.com/597X
#BREAKING TikTok gave 'preferential treatment' to far-right candidate who won Romania election first round: presidency
#UPDATE A referendum on Moldova joining the EU passed with a razor-thin majority on Monday as pro-Brussels President Maia Sandu blamed the outcome on foreign meddling in a veiled reference to Russia, which denied the accusations ➡️ u.afp.com/5zL7
BREAKING France's high-speed train system disrupted by vandalism: operator
#UPDATE Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris #Olympics , France's high-speed rail network has been hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF says.
"This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network," SNCF told @AFP, adding that many routes will have to be cancelled and the situation would last "at least all weekend while repairs are conducted"
BREAKING The arson attacks on France's high-speed rail network were coordinated acts of "sabotage", a source close to the investigation tells @AFP
#BREAKING 104 police, 30 journalists among injured in Bangladesh clashes: TV
#UPDATE Protesters in Bangladesh set fire to several government buildings during a day of deadly nationwide clashes between students and riot officers, a police statement said.
"The miscreants have already torched, vandalised and carried out destructive activities," on the offices of state broadcaster BTV and the national disaster management agency along with "various" police and government buildings, said the statement, issued after a nationwide internet shutdown
Bangladesh wakes to torched government buildings, internet blackout.
This week's unrest has killed at least 39 people including 32 on Thursday, with the toll expected to rise further after reports of clashes in nearly half of the country's 64 districts
#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.
"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi
#BREAKING China will not begin armed conflict with any nation, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after a high-stakes summit with US President Joe Biden.
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco