August 29, 2022

*) IAEA mission to visit Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week The head of the International atomic energy agency says a team of inspectors will visit the besieged Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine later this week. Reports of shelling around the facility have fuelled fears of a radiation disaster. Both Russia and Ukraine have traded blame for the recent shelling near the plant. Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, was captured by Russian troops in March, and has been a major hotspot in the six-month conflict. *) Pakistan flood deaths cross 1,000 in 'climate catastrophe' More than one thousand people, including 300 children, have been killed in catastrophic flooding across Pakistan. The South Asian nation is struggling to cope with historic monsoon rains, which have swept away buildings and submerged cities. At least 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the devastating floods. The government has asked the international community for help. *) ​​Venezuela, Colombia reestablish diplomatic relations after three years Venezuela and Colombia have restored full diplomatic relations after a three-year break as a new leftist government in Bogota takes shape. Colombia's new leftist President, Gustavo Petro, and Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced on August 11 that they planned to restore diplomatic relations that were severed in 2019. That rupture was the culmination of years of tension between the two countries. *) More than a dozen people dead in eastern DRC violence Violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has left more than a dozen people dead in three days, military and local sources said. Sunday's statement included two soldiers, who were among those killed since Friday. Over 120 militias roam the country's volatile east, which sees frequent attacks on civilians. *) Taylor Swift wins top MTV video award Taylor Swift has won the top honour at MTV's annual Video Music Awards with the 10-minute version of her 2012 breakup song "All Too