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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi tells the Security Council that the agency must be allowed to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, saying that fighting near the site has sparked a "grave" crisis. SOUNDBITE
The United States and China take contradictory stances at the UN Security Council on how to reduce tensions with North Korea, with Washington arguing for more sanctions against Pyongyang while Beijing calls for them to be eased.
US President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion more for Ukraine, saying it was "not cheap" but that Washington could not stand by in the face of Russia's "atrocities and aggression." Biden stressed that the United States was "not attacking Russia" despite Moscow's "disturbing rhetoric," even as he said that already the US has supplied Ukraine with 10 lethal anti-armor weapons systems for every tank Russia has sent into the country.
The US, UK, China, Russia, and France affirmed in a statement that "that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 03/02/11, Papers across the world comment on the ongoing violence in Egypt. According to The Guardian, "disorder is a symptom of Egypt’s uncertain times". Meanwhile, according to an article in the Washington Post, Israel could be on the verge of attacking Iran. Finally, Gulf News says Russia resisting a UN resolution on Syria because it wants to defend its interests in the Middle East, namely with respect to Turkey.