Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 25 October 2022

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1. UN sends in nuclear inspectors

The UN’s nuclear watchdog says it will send a team to Ukraine to search for signs of “undeclared nuclear activities”. The news comes after Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, warned counterparts in the west that the war in Ukraine is heading for an “uncontrolled escalation”. Referring to Russia’s allegation that Ukraine may use a “dirty bomb”, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said the Russian accusation was a sign that Moscow was planning such an attack itself and would blame Ukraine.

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