This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Valerie Santerson and in the early hours of Friday the 10th of February, these are our

main stories.

The UN Secretary-General warned the true extent of the disaster after Monday's earthquakes

in Turkey and Syria hasn't emerged yet, but says help is on the way.

President Zelensky tells the European Parliament that Ukraine is defending the continent's

way of life.

The United States says the Chinese balloon it shot down last week was definitely being

used for spying.

Also in this podcast…

Bert Bakerak, one of popular music's most influential and prolific composers, has died

at the age of 94.

As we record this podcast, the death toll from Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

is now more than 20,000.

That includes more than 17,000 deaths in Turkey alone.

The UN Secretary-General Antone Guterres said the world needed to respond swiftly to help

those in need.

Thousands of buildings have collapsed, tens of thousands of people are exposed to unforgiving

winter conditions.

Schools and hospitals have been destroyed, children are enduring terrible trauma.

And we are sadly aware that we haven't yet seen the full extent of the damage and the

humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes.

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