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The IAEA has begun the process of restoring external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

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October 9, 2025 Peace and security

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi announced today the start of the process of restoring external power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). As a reminder, access to the power grid was lost as a result of military action.

According to him, in recent weeks, the IAEA has maintained frequent contacts with the Russian Federation and Ukraine, seeking to create conditions for repairing damaged sections of the Dnieper power transmission line (PTL) and the Ferrosplavnaya-1 power transmission line, located on both sides of the front line.

"Following intensive consultations, a process has begun that will lead to the restoration of external power supply via the Dnieper line and the Ferrosplavnaya-1 line," Grossi noted.

"While it will take some time before the grid connection is fully restored, both sides are engaged in constructive dialogue to achieve this important goal in the interests of nuclear safety and security. No one benefits from a further deterioration of the situation," he added.

Monitoring the situation at Zaporizhzhya NPP

On September 23, Zaporizhzhia NPP completely lost its connection to the grid for the tenth time since the conflict began, after the last remaining 750-kilovolt line was damaged. Almost five months earlier, the plant had already been disconnected from its backup 330-kilovolt line. Both sides in the conflict claimed the damage was caused by military action.

For over two weeks, Europe's largest nuclear power plant was forced to rely on emergency diesel generators to cool its six shut-down reactors and store spent fuel. Currently, the plant has seven generators in operation, with another 13 in reserve. They alternate to generate the necessary electricity, including for the reactor's safety systems.

The IAEA team at the site confirms that the temperature in the reactors and spent fuel pools remains stable, indicating effective cooling. Earlier this week, agency specialists conducted an inspection to check the condition of the backup generators. Radiation levels at the site also remain normal.

Military action near nuclear power plants

IAEA observers report ongoing military activity Near the plant. On Tuesday evening, they recorded five explosions that occurred near the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

The IAEA also continues to receive reports of military activity in the vicinity of other Ukrainian nuclear power plants—Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Yuzhnoukrainsk—as well as the Chernobyl site. At the Khmelnytskyi NPP, 16 drones were observed approaching within 5.5 kilometers of the site on October 4.

In addition, the Chernobyl zone still remains without access to a 330 kV power line, damaged as a result of strikes on a substation near the city of Slavutych.

As part of the IAEA's Nuclear Safety and Security Program, the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) received new radiation dosimeters this week, purchased with financial support from the Czech Republic and Japan. This is the 159th delivery of equipment since the start of the conflict, with a total value of €20 million.

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Dozens of Syrians returned home on a UN-supported flight from Libya.

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October 9, 2025 Refugees and migrants

On Wednesday, 152 Syrians returned home from Libya. Their voluntary return was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency. The flight from Tripoli to Damascus was organized at the request of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The returnees had lived in Libya for over ten years.

“IOM is expanding its activities and services in Syria to support the country’s recovery from years of conflict and to ensure the dignified and sustainable return of Syrians, both internally displaced and those abroad,” said Othman Belbeisi, IOM Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

The repatriates received assistance from IOM both before leaving Tripoli and upon arrival in Damascus. This included providing transportation to their destinations in Syria, including Aleppo, Hama, and Homs.

In the coming months, IOM will provide families with individual reintegration support to help them return to normal life.

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than a million people have returned to Syria from abroad since December 2024, when the Assad regime was toppled, mainly from regional countries such as Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.

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Today's operation to facilitate the return of Syrians from Libya was made possible thanks to financial support from the European Union. Since 2015, the IOM mission in Libya has assisted more than 105,000 migrants in returning to their home countries.

Eleonora Servino, IOM's Acting Head of Mission in Syria, stated that the organization helps repatriate people who want to but are unable to return home on their own and who dream of building a future in their own country. Such operations, she noted, contribute to "the stability and development of the entire region."

IOM is currently expanding its operations in Syria, facilitating the reintegration of returnees. With support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), IOM plans to launch a two-year project in Aleppo Governorate aimed at providing returnees with housing, including rental assistance, improved access to land and property rights, and legal support.

In July, IOM received permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (formally the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates) to re-establish its presence in Damascus and expand humanitarian operations throughout the country.

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Breaking News: China intends to strengthen strategic communication with North Korea – Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

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Pyongyang, October 9 (Xinhua) — China intends to strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Chinese State Council Premier Li Qiang announced on Thursday.

Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the statement during a meeting with Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK. –0–

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Urgent: China is ready to establish close coordination with the DPRK in international and regional affairs – Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

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Pyongyang, October 9 (Xinhua) — China is ready to establish close coordination and cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international and regional affairs, Chinese State Council Premier Li Qiang said in Pyongyang on Thursday.

Li Qiang, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the statement during a meeting with Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK.

Li Qiang also called on the two sides to strengthen multilateral cooperation, firmly safeguard and adhere to multilateralism, and promote the development of the international order in a more reasonable and equitable direction. –0–

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"Future Workforce" – a talent development program

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The "Personnel of the Future" talent development program has launched at the Polytechnic University. This is a pilot HR policy project supported by the Priority 2030 program. The project is being implemented under the leadership of Maria Vrublevskaya, SPbPU Vice-Rector for HR Policy.

The opening ceremony was attended by Polytechnic employees appointed by the heads of various structural divisions to undergo an intensive educational and motivational program.

Maria Vrublevskaya presented a report on the new concept of personnel policy.

In June, we formulated the mission of our HR policy: the emergence of new stars at Polytechnic University: chief designers, world-renowned scientists, recognized experts, and future leaders in education, business, and government. The emergence of new stars requires specific conditions: systematic talent management, a favorable development environment, and a high level of managerial maturity. The "Future Workforce" program will form the foundation of our talent development system, giving you the opportunity to better understand yourself, acquire relevant competencies, and rethink your role and contribution to the university's activities and reputation, noted Maria Vrublevskaya.

Over the course of two months, Polytechnic students will complete intensive courses on management competencies and a series of workshops on communication skills. They will also attend lectures on the implementation of AI in educational and business processes, as well as on strategic planning. They will also improve their IT skills and complete two stress management training sessions. A key part of the program for each participant will be the development and presentation of a project for the development of their department or the university as a whole. This will allow Polytechnic students to put into practice many of the skills acquired during the educational program.

Tatyana Morina, an expert in the Strategic Planning and Development Department at SPbPU and the program's author, commented on its intensity: "The program was intellectually intense. Given the high workload of the Polytechnic students, completing the program will require motivation, significant effort, and some compromises. Therefore, the main principle of our work with participants is systematic organizational support and an individual approach to each student. In the initial survey, 80% of respondents cited an interest in development and the relevance of the program as their motivation. This is encouraging. Maintaining such a high level of engagement is our primary goal."

External experts have been brought in to deliver intensive courses, workshops, training sessions, and lectures, as well as to profile digital and soft competencies. Polytechnic experts will lead a number of events, and SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy will speak at the program's final event.

Project defenses will take place in mid-December, and the program's finalists will begin the new year with the opportunity to implement their projects and contribute to the university's development, building reputational capital and the conditions for the emergence of new Polytechnic stars.

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Gaza: UN welcomes agreements and prepares for large-scale humanitarian operation

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October 9, 2025 Peace and security

The United Nations will provide comprehensive support in Gaza following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Secretary-General António Guterres announced this Thursday while speaking to reporters at UN headquarters in New York.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first stage of his peace plan A 20-point agreement was reached after several days of indirect talks in Egypt. According to Trump, Hamas agreed to release all hostages, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops to an "agreed line" was also envisaged. Hamas's political leadership called on the international community to ensure the agreement's terms are implemented, including the release of Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the event "a great day for Israel."

Ray of Hope

“I call on all parties to fully comply with the terms of the agreement – and to take full advantage of the opportunities that arise,” the UN Secretary-General emphasized.

"We and our partners are ready to act—right now," Guterres added. He said the UN "has the expertise, logistics networks, and established relationships with communities to get started."

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However, Guterres noted that "real progress" requires more than just a cessation of hostilities: "We need full, safe, and sustainable access for humanitarian workers; the removal of bureaucratic barriers and obstacles; and the restoration of damaged infrastructure. And Member States must ensure adequate funding for humanitarian operations to meet the enormous needs."

General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock called the announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas "a ray of hope after more than 700 days of death, destruction, and despair." She emphasized the need for full implementation of the agreements, the release of all Israeli hostages, and the unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid. Baerbock thanked the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey for their mediation and noted that a permanent ceasefire could pave the way for a peace based on a two-state solution—one that ensures Israel's security and the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.

Joy and hope in Gaza

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), residents of Gaza and Israel welcomed the news of the possible agreement with jubilation. The Office emphasizes the need to immediately deliver aid to the most vulnerable populations—and in the required quantities.

"We are, of course, very hopeful about everything this opportunity will provide us: the opportunity to implement our plan, which we have had for a long time," Olga Cherevko, an OCHA employee who is located in the enclave, told the UN News Service.

According to her, the UN Office is ready to deliver essential goods to Gaza and distribute them among the population, such as food, medicine, tents and "everything that people need."

"No amount of humanitarian aid can replace peace," Cherevko emphasized.

Around 170,000 tons of food, medicine, shelter, and other essential supplies have already been stockpiled in warehouses outside Gaza, ready for delivery immediately after the agreement comes into force.

Support from UN agencies

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the agreement, stressing that the priority remains "the release of hostages and an urgent scaling up of humanitarian assistance."

"Our teams are fully mobilized to quickly move convoys of trucks and save lives. They need safe access," he said.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, also confirmed that WHO is “ready to scale up its activities in the sector to support rebuilding Gaza's shattered health system", noting that patient needs remain "extremely high."

World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain stressed that "unconditional humanitarian access is essential to deliver life-saving food and assistance."

For his part, Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), called the agreement "a huge relief" for everyone affected by the war: "This will bring respite to people who have endured the worst of the war for two long years – bombing, displacement, loss, and suffering. After an unbearable ordeal, hostages and Palestinian prisoners will finally be reunited with their families."

A Call for Responsibility and Peace

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk also welcomed the announcement of the first phase of the ceasefire and stressed that all states must "work together to ensure that the ceasefire plan is implemented in good faith."

"All further actions must be aimed at immediately ending the killing, starvation and destruction, and ensuring the safe and dignified return of hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians," he said.

Türk stressed the need for unimpeded access to Gaza for humanitarian workers, international journalists and human rights defenders, as well as for a "comprehensive transitional justice process with accountability for grave violations of international law."

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Tajikistan and Russia signed 16 new cooperation documents

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Dushanbe, October 9 (Xinhua) – Following high-level meetings and talks, Tajikistan and Russia signed 16 bilateral documents, the Khovar news agency reported on Thursday.

According to the news agency, a ceremony to sign and exchange 16 new interstate, intergovernmental, and interdepartmental documents took place in the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe.

Presidents of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Russia Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement on deepening the strategic partnership and alliance between the two countries. In addition, a number of documents were signed on cooperation in trade, military, transport, industrial, and healthcare sectors.

During the press conference, E. Rahmon noted that the dialogue between Russia and Tajikistan, in an atmosphere of mutual understanding, once again confirms the high level of relations between the two countries.

The Russian President, for his part, highly praised the results of the meetings and negotiations held at the highest level. –0–

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Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the circumstances of the AZAL plane crash.

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Moscow, October 9 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in detail about the causes and circumstances of the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane in December 2024 at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday.

The Russian leader recalled that he apologized to I. Aliyev for the tragedy that occurred in the skies over Russia and expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims.

According to Vladimir Putin, the cause of the plane crash was, in part, the presence of a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the sky. On the day of the tragedy, the Russian air defense system was tracking three Ukrainian UAVs that had crossed Russian borders.

Vladimir Putin told Ilham Aliyev that the AZAL airliner was most likely hit not by submunitions, but by missile debris: two missiles fired by the Russian air defense system did not directly hit the plane, but exploded approximately 10 meters away. "That's why the pilot perceived it as a collision with a flock of birds, which he reported to Russian air traffic controllers, and all of this is recorded in the so-called black boxes. He was also offered a landing in Makhachkala, but he decided to return to his home airport and then to Kazakhstan," the Russian president explained.

"It's our duty… to provide an objective assessment of everything that happened and identify the true causes. But this takes time. It will probably take some more time to finally put an end to this," Putin noted.

Russia will do everything necessary to provide compensation in connection with the plane crash, he added.

For his part, Ilham Aliyev expressed gratitude to Vladimir Putin for the information provided. "You are personally overseeing the investigation, and we had no doubt that it would objectively resolve everything. Therefore, I would like to express my gratitude once again for considering it necessary to address this issue at our meeting," the Kremlin's official website quotes Ilham Aliyev as saying.

The Russian President emphasized that, despite the tragedy and the circumstances surrounding it, the two countries' mutual interests are close or coincide in many areas.

"Despite this, our interests, our mutual interests in many areas, coincide and are very close. And above all, of course, this concerns trade and economic ties," Vladimir Putin said.

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The 2nd Central Asia-Russia Summit was held in Dushanbe.

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Dushanbe, October 9 (Xinhua) – The 2nd Central Asia-Russia Summit took place on Thursday in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. This was reported on the website of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The summit was attended by the heads of state of Central Asia and Russia: President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

E. Rahmon emphasized that the meeting's agenda covered current issues of regional cooperation. Priority areas included advancing trade and economic cooperation, facilitating investment growth, expanding humanitarian ties, and strengthening regional security.

The Tajik leader noted that the active participation of heads of state and relevant bodies demonstrates the parties' commitment to developing dialogue and strengthening strategic cooperation between the countries of the region and Russia.

At the summit, the leaders of the participating countries delivered speeches in which they shared their views on current issues.

At the end of the summit, a final communiqué and a Joint Action Plan for 2025–2027 were adopted. –0–

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China will work with all parties to promote the healthy development of international human rights, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

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Beijing, October 9 (Xinhua) — China will continue to cooperate with all parties to promote the healthy development of international human rights, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.

According to media reports, the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by the PRC on economic, social and cultural rights.

Answering a question on the matter at a daily press briefing, Guo Jiakun said that the 60th session of the HRC unanimously adopted the resolution “Promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights in the context of addressing inequality,” submitted by China on behalf of nearly 70 countries, including Bolivia, Egypt, Pakistan and South Africa.

The resolution calls for strengthening multilateralism and international cooperation, as well as making full use of platforms such as the UN Knowledge Centre on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, established at the initiative of China, to effectively provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to countries in need.

"Representatives from various countries congratulated China on the adoption of this resolution. Developing countries stated that the resolution reflects the real needs of people around the world and is a strong response to developing countries' calls for greater investment in economic, social, and cultural rights," the Chinese diplomat said.

Guo Jiakun assured that China will continue to uphold genuine multilateralism, strengthen dialogue and cooperation with all parties on the basis of equality and mutual respect, and promote the healthy development of international human rights.

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