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

I'm Nick Mars and at 14 hours GMT on Friday the 3rd of February, these are our main stories.

President Zelensky is setting out his case for Ukraine's membership of the European Union.

Our visiting EU top officials going to listen though.

China has urged calm after the United States said it had detected a Chinese spy balloon fly at high altitude over its territory.

Pope Francis is in conflict ridden South Sudan. Expectations there are high.

Also in this podcast we hear from Bill Gates about being caught at the centre of so many weird Covid conspiracies.

It's true I'm involved with vaccines, but I'm involved with vaccines to save lives.

And we bring you a very long and not so shaggy dog's story.

The pictures coming out of Kiev will enrage Moscow, a smiling President Zelensky alongside the President of the European Commission.

Holding the blue and gold star European Union flag.

Top officials are there as Ukraine tries to speed up its bid to join the bloc.

Ukraine was granted candidate status in June last year just months after Russia sent troops into the pro-Western country.

But the path to full membership could take years.

Here's President of the Vladimir Zelensky speaking at his nightly video address.

I believe that Ukraine deserves to start negotiations on EU membership already this year.

And I thank the President of the European Commission, her colleagues and her friends in the EU for their support on the path of integration and in protecting our state and people.

It is military, financial, energy and social support.

And these are the changes by adopting which we ensure more cooperation between our institutions.

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