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#UPDATE Shelling at the town of the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in #Ukraine has caused a blackout, compromising the safe operation of Europe's largest plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday.

📸 Damage at the plant from shelling earlier in the week Image
#BREAKING Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant staff abused by Russian forces: operator head to AFP ImageImage
#UPDATE Staff at Russian-controlled #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine have been detained and tortured by Moscow's forces, the president of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency told AFP today. Image
#UPDATE King Charles III hosted British Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace on Friday for their first formal audience as he starts his reign after the death of #QueenElizabethII Image

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