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Speaking at the UN General Assembly, President Joe Biden says the US does not seek a "Cold War" or "conflict" with China, adding, "we do not ask any nations to choose between the United States or any other partner." SOUNDBITE
The Red Cross demands a halt to all military operations around a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, warning the consequences of a strike could be "catastrophic". "It is high time to stop playing with fire and instead take concrete measures to protect this facility and others like it from any military operations," Robert Mardini, director general of the ICRC, tells reporters in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, slams Russia's attack on Ukraine, warning of a "massive impact" on the rights of millions, and cautioning that heightened nuclear threat levels showed all of humanity was at risk. SOUNDBITE
China's UN ambassador tells an emergency meeting of the world body's General Assembly that "nothing can be gained" from a new Cold War between America and Russia. SOUNDBITE
Russian police detain more than 1,500 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to invade Ukraine, an independent monitor said Thursday. Up to 1,000 people gathered in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg, where many were detained by masked police officers. IMAGES
Europe is facing its most serious security threat since the Cold War, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warns during a joint news conference in Washington, DC, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. SOUNDBITE