VOA60 World - U.N. nuclear inspectors arrive in Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine: U.N. nuclear inspectors set off in a convoy for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Wednesday after weeks of nearby shelling sparked fears of a radiation disaster. Both Russia and Ukraine allege the other has continued to shell territory near the facility that is under Russian control. World: Condolences and tributes are pouring in from around the world following the death of the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, Tuesday at the age of 91. Gorbachev ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union. Iraq: Supporters of Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr marched out of Baghdad's Green Zone Tuesday afternoon after he demanded that they withdraw from the government quarter. The protests erupted after Sadr announced he would retire from politics because of the country’s political deadlock. U.S.: The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday that classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. Spain: More than 20,000 people hurled tomatoes at each other Wednesday at "La Tomatina," Spain's most famous food fight festival, which returned after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. In Bunol, 130,000 tons of tomatoes were used in the festivities.